Microdosimetry for Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT): Theoretical calculations using the Monte Carlo toolkit

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1363-1367

  Spiga, J ^a,b   Siegbahn, E A ^b   Brauer Krisch E ^b   Randaccio, P ^a   Bravin, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TUMORS;

MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY (MRT); MONTE CARLO TOOLKITS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 38649100686     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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