Effects of nuclear interactions on energy and stopping power in proton beam dosimetry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 376, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 466-476

  Laitano, R F ^a   Rosetti, M ^b   Frisoni, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PROTONS;

PROTON BEAM DOSIMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0030189580     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9002(96)00421-4     Document Type: Article

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