Monte Carlo simulation of X-ray and gamma-ray photon transport on a graphics-processing unit

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1821-1832

  Tickner, James ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

CUDA; GPU; Monte Carlo; Neutral particle; Photon; Radiation transport

Indexed keywords

CUDA; GPU; MONTE CARLO; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; RADIATION TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE CODING; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77956263009     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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