Monte Carlo simulation of backscatter from lead for clinical electron beams using EGSnrc

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1241-1250

  Chow, James C L ^a,b,c,d   Grigorov, Grigor N ^e  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Grand River Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron; Electron dosimetry; Electron radiotherapy; Monte Carlo simulation; MOSFET detector

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SHEET; BACKSCATTERING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; METALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOS DEVICES; MOSFET DEVICES; ONCOLOGY; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; CENTRAL BEAM AXIS; CLINICAL ELECTRON BEAMS; CLINICAL INFORMATION; ELECTRON BEAM ENERGY; MOSFET DETECTORS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SHIELD; SIMULATION;

EID: 41449105179     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2874552     Document Type: Article

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