Technical Note: EGSnrc-based dosimetric study of the BEBIG C 60 o HDR brachytherapy sources

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1365-1370

  Selvam, T Palani ^a   Bhola, Subhalaxmi ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

CABLES; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; HIGH-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; MONTE CARLO CODES; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77749240298     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3326948     Document Type: Article

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