Geant4-Simulations for cellular dosimetry in nuclear medicine

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-289

  Freudenberg, Robert ^a   Wendisch, Maria ^a   Kotzerke, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular dosimetry; Geant4; Monte Carlo simulation; Radiobiology

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DOSIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG UPTAKE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RAT; THYROID CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HALF-LIFE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RATS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 83255185074     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: 18764436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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