Comparison of electron dose-point kernels in water generated by the monte carlo codes, PENELOPE, GEANT4, MCNPX, and ETRAN

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-467

  Uusijärvi, Helena ^e   Chouin, Nicolas ^b,c   Bernhardt, Peter ^a   Ferrer, Ludovic ^b,d   Bardiès, Manuel ^b,c   Forssell Aronsson, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d CENTRE RENÉ GAUDUCHEAU   (France)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dosimetry; Radioimmunotherapy; Radionuclide therapy; Radiopharmaceuticals.; Targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

LUTETIUM 177; RHODIUM; RHODIUM 103; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON DOSE POINT KERNEL; ELECTRON RADIATION; ENERGY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MEDICAL INTERNAL RADIATION DOSE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; WATER;

EID: 69249122085     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2008.0573     Document Type: Article

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