Development of voxelised numerical phantoms using MCNP Monte Carlo code: Application to in vivo measurement

Radioprotection

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-86

  Franck, D ^a   Laval, L ^a   Borissov, N ^a   Guillierme, P ^a   Bordy, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

241Am; calibration; lungs; Monte Carlo; phantom, mathematical

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CALIBRATION PHANTOM; COMPUTING TECHNIQUES; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; LUNGS; MATHEMATICAL PHANTOMS; PHANTOM, MATHEMATICAL; TISSUE COMPOSITION;

ACTINIDES; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CALIBRATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCANNING; TISSUE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 4644250455     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro:2001112     Document Type: Article

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