Monte Carlo dose calculation of GZP6 60Co stepping source based on a matrix shift technique

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-13

  Toossi, Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni ^a   Abdollahi, Malihe ^a   Ghorbani, Mahdi ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Co 60; Matrix shift based technique; Monte Carlo simulation; Stepping source

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; MATRIX SHIFT TECHNIQUE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; RADIATION SOURCE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79551513598     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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