Analysis of localised dose distribution in human body by Monte Carlo code system for photon irradiation

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-71

  Ohnishi, S ^a   Odano, N ^a   Nariyama, N ^b   Saito, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Japan Synchrotoron Radiation Research Institute   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 5444263840     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch362     Document Type: Article

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