Lognormal distribution of cellular uptake of radioactivity: Monte Carlo simulation of irradiation and cell killing in 3-dimensional populations in carbon scaffolds

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 926-933

  Rajon, Didier ^a   Bolch, Wesley E ^b   Howell, Roger W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron; Ionizing radiation; Multicellular dosimetry; Radiobiology dosimetry; Skeleton; Survival curve

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL KILLING; CELL POPULATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79958161581     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.080044     Document Type: Article

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