EPOTRAN: A full-differential Monte Carlo code for electron and positron transport in liquid and gaseous water

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 54-61

  Champion, Christophe ^a,b   Le Loirec, Cindy ^c   Stosic, Borko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electron; Gaseous and liquid water; Monte Carlo track structure; Positron

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT AND POSITRON TRANSPORT IN WATER; ENERGY; EXCITATION; GAS; IONIZATION; LIQUID; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRONIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ELASTICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SOFTWARE; WATER;

EID: 84855366549     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.641451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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