Radial secondary electron dose profiles and biological effects in light-ion beams based on analytical and Monte Carlo calculations using distorted wave cross sections

Radiation Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-92

  Wiklund, Kristin ^a   Olivera, Gustavo H ^b,c   Brahme, Anders ^a   Lind, Bengt K ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TOMOTHERAPY INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; LITHIUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON RADIATION; HELIUM ION RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE;

ELECTRONS; IONS; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 46449087220     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0961.1     Document Type: Article

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