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Research Article

Simulations of microdosimetric quantities with the Monte Carlo code FLUKA for carbon ions at therapeutic energies

Till T. BöhlenEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland;Medical Radiation Physics, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Box 260, S-17176 Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manjit DosanjhEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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Alfredo FerrariEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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Irena GudowskaEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland;Medical Radiation Physics, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Box 260, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 176-182 | Received 19 Dec 2010, Accepted 25 Aug 2011, Published online: 25 Oct 2011

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