The influence of mammographic X-ray spectra on absorbed energy distribution in breast: Monte Carlo simulation studies

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-155

  Delis, H ^a   Spyrou, G ^a,b   Tzanakos, G ^c   Panayiotakis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Absorbed energy; Dose; Mammography; Monte Carlo; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WATER;

ADSORBED ENERGY; DOSE DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; X-RAY SPECTRUM;

X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 9544250385     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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