Application of a Monte Carlo-based method for total scatter factors of small beams to new solid state micro-detectors

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-152

  Francescon, Paolo ^a   Cora, Stefania ^a   Cavedon, Carlo ^a   Scalchi, Paolo ^a  

^a Department of Medical Physics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyberknife; Monte Carlo; Radiosurgery; Small beams; Total scatter factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049102550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i1.2939     Document Type: Article

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