Monte Carlo simulation of microbeam radiation therapy with an interlaced irradiation geometry and an Au contrast agent in a realistic head phantom

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7469-7487

  Gokeri, Gurdal ^a   Kocar, Cemil ^a   Tombakoglu, Mehmet ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT; DEPTH DOSE; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; IRRADIATION GEOMETRIES; MICRO BEAMS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARALLEL PATTERNS; PHANTOM MODELS; SIZE AND POSITION; SKULL BONE; TARGET REGIONS; TARGET VOLUMES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY;

GOLD COATINGS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GOLD;

ARTICLE; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; GOLD; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 78650064903     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/24/006     Document Type: Article

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