Monte Carlo modeling of 60 Co HDR brachytherapy source in water and in different solid water phantom materials

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Sahoo, S ^a   Selvam, T Palani ^a   Vishwakarma, R S ^a   Chourasiya, G ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cobalt 60; High dose rate; Monte Carlo simulation; Solid phantom

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SOLID; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 75649142056     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.58779     Document Type: Article

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