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Dose distributions in regions containing beta sources: Plane interface in a homogeneous medium
Author(s) -
Werner Barry L.,
Das Indra J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596005
Subject(s) - homogeneous , isotropy , monte carlo method , plane (geometry) , beta (programming language) , physics , distribution (mathematics) , computational physics , statistical physics , optics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geometry , statistics , computer science , programming language
An analytic model to calculate dose distributions in regions containing beta sources is developed along with a solution for the dose distribution in an infinite, homogeneous medium in which there is a uniform, monenergetic, isotropic source distribution on only one side of a plane. Comparisons with published Monte Carlo calculations are made.

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