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Technical Paper

Comparison of Particle-Tracking Features in GEANT4 and MCNPX Codes for Applications in Mapping of Proton Range Uncertainty

Bryan BednarzMassachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Gty ChenMassachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Harald PaganettiMassachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Bin HanRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Troy, New York 12180
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Aiping DingRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Troy, New York 12180
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X. George XuRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Troy, New York 12180
Pages 2-5 | Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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