Using a Monte Carlo model to predict dosimetric properties of small radiotherapy photon fields

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4671-4684

  Scott, Alison J D ^a,b   Nahum, Alan E ^a   Fenwick, John D ^a,b  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detectors; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Small field; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DIODES; DOSIMETRY; FORECASTING;

DETAILED MODELING; DIODE MEASUREMENTS; DOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MONTE CARLO MODEL; OCCLUSION MODEL; SMALL FIELD; STEREOTACTIC;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DIAMOND;

ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PERCENTAGE DEPTH DOSE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 52949151876     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2975223     Document Type: Article

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