A Comparative Study on the Dose of GEANT4-DICOM to TPS for High-Energy Radiation Treatment
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Kwak, Keun-Tak
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Chonbuk National University Hospital)
Kim, Yang-Soo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Chonbuk National University Hospital) Kwon, Hyoung-Cheol (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Kim, Jung-Soo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Lee, Sun-Young (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School) |
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