Monte Carlo-based diode design for correction-less small field dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4501-4512

  Charles, P H ^a   Crowe, S B ^a   Kairn, T ^a,b   Knight, R T ^b   Hill, B ^b   Kenny, J ^c,d   Langton, C M ^a   Trapp, J V ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Premion   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^d TOOWOOMBA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL DIODES; ELECTRON DIODES; INTERSECTION POINTS; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; SMALL FIELD SIZE; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; WATER EQUIVALENT;

DESIGN; DETECTORS; DOSIMETRY; FIELD PLOTTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SILICON;

DIODES;

ARTIFACT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84879485349     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/13/4501     Document Type: Article

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