Organ dose calculations by Monte Carlo modeling of the updated VCH adult male phantom against idealized external proton exposure

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3697-3722

  Zhang, Guozhi ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Zeng, Shaoqun ^a   Luo, Qingming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT TESTING; PROTONS; VACANCIES;

ABSORBED DOSE; DOSE CALCULATIONS; HIGH QUALITY (HQ); MONTE CARLO MODELING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PROTON;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINESE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 47649121386     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/14/001     Document Type: Article

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