Published 1999
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Computation of unwanted patient dose from a medical linear accelerator using Monte Carlo techniques
Creators
- 1. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
Description
Medical linear accelerators are increasingly being used in radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This paper deals with the computation of the unwanted photon dose to the patient due to the leakage radiation for a 4 MV indigenous accelerator using Monte Carlo techniques
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Indian Society for Radiation Physics
- Imprint Place
- Mumbai (India)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of thirteenth national symposium on radiation physics: recent advances and future scenarios in accelerator radiation physics
- Imprint Pagination
- 685 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 230-234
Conference
- Title
- 13. national symposium on radiation physics
- Acronym
- NSRP-13
- Dates
- 21-23 Dec 1999
- Place
- Mangalagangotri (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 32004612
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSE RATES; LEAKS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SHIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs., 1 tab.