The effects of energy-loss straggling and elastic scattering models on Monte Carlo calculations of dose distribution functions for 10 keV to 1 MeV incident electrons in water

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 267, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1725-1732

  Bousis, C ^a   Emfietzoglou, D ^a   Nikjoo, H ^b   Hadjidoukas, P ^a   Pathak, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Elastic scattering; Electron transport; Monte Carlo simulation; Straggling; Water

Indexed keywords

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; INCIDENT ELECTRONS; ION-INDUCED EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PHYSICAL MODELS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; SCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAGGLING;

ATOMS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 65249096719     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.01.080     Document Type: Article

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