Determination of the distal dose edge in a human phantom by measuring the prompt gamma distribution: A monte carlo study

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 56, Issue 61, 2010, Pages 2059-2062

  Min, Chul Hee ^a   Lee, Han Rim ^a   Yeom, Yeon Su ^a   Cho, Sungkoo ^a   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distal dose edge; Human voxel model; Monte carlo simulation; Prompt gamma; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956376467     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3938/jkps.56.2059     Document Type: Article

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