Dosimetry calculations in brachy therapy treatment of cervix cancer using MCNP code
published by Damascus University
in 2012
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Using the Mont Carlo code (MCNP4C2), doses were calculated for organs of
interest such as intestine, urinary bladder, rectum, vagina uterus, pancreas,
spleen, liver, spinal cord and kidneys while patient was undergoing cervix
brachytherapy by LDR instrument (Cs-137).
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