PENLINAC: Extending the capabilities of the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE for the simulation of therapeutic beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4573-4593

  Rodriguez M L ^a  

^a Centro Médico Paitilla   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ION BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO CODES; PENELOPE;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 51849127892     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/17/008     Document Type: Article

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