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Monte Carlo Method
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Definition of 'Monte Carlo Method'In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993) Common names: Monte Carlo Method; Method, Monte Carlo |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Therapeutic dose from a pyroelectric electron accelerator.
30 Oct 2009 
Simple heating of pyroelectric crystals has been used as the basis for compact sources of X rays, electrons, ions and neutrons. We report on the evaluation of the feasibility of using a portable pyroelectric electron accelerator to deliver a ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 An experimental system based on an improved version of an existing alpha-particle irradiator has been developed for radiobiological studies, in particular those investigating bystander effects. It consists of a 20-mm-diameter stainless steel chamber ... Read more...
Study of robustness of IMPT and IMRT for prostate cancer against organ movement.
30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy with photons (IMRT) and protons (IMPT) produces dose distributions that have high conformality to the planning target volume and sufficient sparing of the organs at risk if calculated on a single static ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Monte Carlo Method'
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- Therapeutic dose from a pyroelectric electron accelerator. 30 Oct 2009
- An alpha-particle irradiator for radiobiological research and its implementation for bystander effect studies. 30 Oct 2009
- Study of robustness of IMPT and IMRT for prostate cancer against organ movement. 30 Oct 2009
- Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening in women older than 30 years in the United States. 18 Oct 2009
- Comprehensive mapping of long-range interactions reveals folding principles of the human genome. 7 Oct 2009
- Sequential Monte Carlo point-process estimation of kinematics from neural spiking activity for brain-machine interfaces. 29 Sep 2009
- Comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic profile of carumonam in cystic fibrosis patients and healthy volunteers. 29 Sep 2009
- Clinical diagnostics in human genetics with semantic similarity searches in ontologies. 29 Sep 2009
- Using simulation to determine the need for ICU beds for surgery patients. 29 Sep 2009
- The SAAP force field: development of the single amino acid potentials for 20 proteinogenic amino acids and Monte Carlo molecular simulation for short peptides. 29 Sep 2009
- A preliminary study of in-house Monte Carlo simulations: an integrated Monte Carlo verification system. 29 Sep 2009
- Converging stereotactic radiotherapy using kilovoltage X-rays: experimental irradiation of normal rabbit lung and dose-volume analysis with Monte Carlo simulation. 29 Sep 2009
- On universality in human correspondence activity. 23 Sep 2009
- Implicit sampling for particle filters. 22 Sep 2009
- Genotypic sex determination enabled adaptive radiations of extinct marine reptiles. 15 Sep 2009
- A biomathematical modeling approach to central nervous system radioligand discovery and development. 14 Sep 2009
- Entropic organization of interphase chromosomes. 12 Sep 2009
- Seasonal transmission potential and activity peaks of the new influenza A(H1N1): a Monte Carlo likelihood analysis based on human mobility. 8 Sep 2009
- A statistical model for genetic mapping of viral infection by integrating epidemiological behavior. 7 Sep 2009
- Ancestral recombination graphs under non-random ascertainment, with applications to gene mapping. 7 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Monte Carlo Method'
Definition: In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)
Descriptor UI: D009010
Alternative terms: Monte Carlo Method; Method, Monte Carlo;
Tree Number: E05.318.740.525; L01.906.575.422; N05.715.360.750.540; N06.850.520.830.525;
Online Note: search OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1975-90
Technical Notes: a statist method; no qualif