Geant4/GATE Comparison of Geometry Optimization Algorithms for Internal Dosimetry Using Voxelized Phantoms

Pleiades Publishing Ltd - Tập 17 Số 1 - Trang 97-107 - 2020
S. Kaddouch1, N. El Khayati1
1ESMaR, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

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