Monte Carlo dosimetric study of the flexisource Co-60 high dose rate source

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-44

  Vijande, Javier ^a,b   Granero, Domingo ^c   Perez Calatayud, Jose ^d,e   Ballester, Facundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^c Hospital General Universitario   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^e Department of Radiotherapy   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Flexisource Co 60; GEANT4; Penelope2008; TG 43

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION;

EID: 84859304250     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2012.27950     Document Type: Article

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