After a brief description of the essentials of Monte Carlo simulation methods and the
definition of simulation efficiency, the rationale for variance-reduction techniques is …

The Fortran subroutine package pengeom provides a complete set of tools to handle
quadric geometries in Monte Carlo simulations of radiation transport. The material structure …

Assessment of radiation absorbed dose to internal organs of the body from the intake of
radionuclides, or in the medical setting through the injection of radiopharmaceuticals, is …

Dosimetric calculations, whether for radiation protection or nuclear medicine applications,
are greatly influenced by the use of computational models of humans, called …

The reliability of power grids has always received high level concerns, since a high quality of
power supply is generally required in both daily life and industrial applications, thus an …

Monte Carlo simulations were performed to evaluate treatment doses with wide spread used
radionuclides 133Xe, 99mTc and 81mKr. These different radionuclides are used in …

Purpose: To investigate the capabilities of several variance reduction techniques in the
calculation of specific absorbed fractions in cases where the source and the target organs …

Introduction: Use of SPECT/CT data is the most accurate method for patient-specific internal
dosimetry when isotopes emit single gamma rays. The manual or semi-automatic …

After a brief description of the essentials of Monte Carlo simulation methods and the
definition of simulation efficiency, the rationale for variance-reduction techniques is …

La Medicina Nuclear es una especialidad médica que usa radionúclidos y trazadores
moleculares con el fin de estudiar fisiologıa y morfologıa de diferentes enfermedades, ası …