Physical models, cross sections, and numerical approximations used in MCNP and GEANT4 Monte Carlo codes for photon and electron absorbed fraction calculation

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5198-5213

  Yoriyaz, H́lio ^a   Moralles, Maurício ^a   De Tarso Dalledone Siqueira, Paulo ^a   Da Costa Guimarães, Carla ^a   Belonsi Cintra, Felipe ^a   Dos Santos, Adimir ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Absorbed fraction; Dosimetry; GEANT4; MCNP; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HISTOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; TISSUE;

ABSORBED FRACTION; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CHOICE OF PARAMETERS; GEANT4; MCNP; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO RADIATION TRANSPORT CODE; NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

EID: 70350703148     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3242304     Document Type: Article

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