Energy deposition by a 106Ru/106Rh eye applicator simulated using LEPTS, a low-energy particle track simulation

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1198-1204

  Fuss, M C ^a   Munoz A ^b   Oller, J C ^b   Blanco, F ^c   Williart, A ^d   Limao Vieira P ^e   Borge, M J G ^f   Tengblad, O ^f   Huerga, C ^g   Tellez M ^g   Garcia G ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Electron scattering; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; INELASTIC COLLISION; INPUT DATAS; INTERACTION MODEL; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; LOW-ENERGY PARTICLES; TOTAL ENERGY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

RHODIUM; RHODIUM 106; RUTHENIUM 106; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79957612408     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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