Modelling low energy electron and positron tracks for biomedical applications

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Sanz, Ana G ^a   Fuss, Martina C ^a   Muñoz, Antonio ^b   Blanco, Francisco ^c   Limão Vieira, Paulo ^d   Brunger, Michael J ^e   Buckman, Stephen J ^f   García, Gustavo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electron scattering; Positron interactions; Track simulation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; WATER;

EID: 84855411940     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.624151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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