GEANT4-based Monte Carlo Simulation of Beam Quality Correction Factors for the Leksell Gamma Knife® PerfexionTM |
Schaarschmidt, Thomas
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
Kim, Tae Hoon (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) Kim, Yong Kyun (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) Yang, Hye Jeong (Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University College of Medicine) Chung, Hyun-Tai (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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