Development of a randomized 3D cell model for Monte Carlo microdosimetry simulations

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3509-3519

  Douglass, Michael ^a,b   Bezak, Eva ^a,b   Penfold, Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cell level model; GEANT4; MATLAB; microdosimetry; Monte Carlo; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; IONIZATION; MATLAB; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CELL DISTRIBUTION; CELL-LEVEL MODEL; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; GEANT4; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; IONIZATION EVENTS; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO PARTICLES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84863516632     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4719963     Document Type: Article

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