Characterization of an orthovoltage biological irradiator used for radiobiological research

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 485-492

  Azimi, Rezvan ^a   Alaei, Parham ^a   Spezi, Emiliano ^b   Hui, Susanta K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological irradiator; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Orthovoltage

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; IRRADIATION;

BIOLOGICAL IRRADIATOR; BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; DEPTH DOSE; DEPTH-PROFILE; IRREGULAR SHAPE; LARGER FIELDS; ORTHOVOLTAGE; SCATTER FACTOR; SMALL ANIMAL; TOTAL MARROW IRRADIATION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84929881277     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rru129     Document Type: Article

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