Evaluating the Application of Tissue-Specific Dose Kernels Instead of Water Dose Kernels in Internal Dosimetry: A Monte Carlo Study

Khazaee Moghadam, Maryam; Kamali Asl, Alireza; Geramifar, Parham; Zaidi, Habib

doi:10.1089/cbr.2016.2117

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Evaluating the Application of Tissue-Specific Dose Kernels Instead of Water Dose Kernels in Internal Dosimetry: A Monte Carlo Study

ContributorsKhazaee Moghadam, Maryam; Kamali Asl, Alireza; Geramifar, Parham; Zaidi, Habib

Published inCancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals, vol. 31, no. 10, p. 367-379

Publication date2016

Abstract

The aim of this work is to evaluate the application of tissue-specific dose kernels instead of water dose kernels to improve the accuracy of patient-specific dosimetry by taking tissue heterogeneities into consideration.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

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Imagerie Médicale (TEP et TEMP) (542)

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KHAZAEE MOGHADAM, Maryam et al. Evaluating the Application of Tissue-Specific Dose Kernels Instead of Water Dose Kernels in Internal Dosimetry: A Monte Carlo Study. In: Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals, 2016, vol. 31, n° 10, p. 367–379. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2016.2117

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PID : unige:93342
DOI : 10.1089/cbr.2016.2117
PMID : 27996311

Journal ISSN1084-9785

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Evaluating the Application of Tissue-Specific Dose Kernels Instead of Water Dose Kernels in Internal Dosimetry: A Monte Carlo Study

The aim of this work is to evaluate the application of tissue-specific dose kernels instead of water dose kernels to improve the accuracy of patient-specific dosimetry by taking tissue heterogeneities into consideration.

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