A powerful simulation tool for medical physics applications: Geant4

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Barca, G [1 ]
Castrovillari, F
Chauvie, S
Cuce, D
Foppiano, F
Ghiso, G
Guatelli, S
Lamanna, E
Lopes, MC
Peralta, L
Pia, MG
Rodrigues, P
Trindade, A
Veltri, M
机构
[1] Annunziata Hosp, Cosenza, Italy
[2] Univ Calabria, Dept Phys, I-87036 Cosenza, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Cosenza, Italy
[4] Univ Turin, Turin, Italy
[5] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[6] Natl Inst Canc Res, Genoa, Italy
[7] Hosp Savona, Savona, Italy
[8] Univ Genoa, Genoa, Italy
[9] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[10] CROC Coimbra Oncol Reg Ctr, IPOFG, Coimbra, Portugal
[11] LIP, P-1000 Lisbon, Portugal
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10.1016/S0920-5632(03)90970-4
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
Geant4 is a powerful and versatile simulation toolkit suitable to a variety of bio-medical applications; opened to extension and evolution. The main characteristics of Geant4 are described. Some significant activities in progress both in diagnostic and therapy are presented.
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