Evaluation of a pencil-beam dose calculation technique for charged particle radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1049-1057

  Petti, Paula L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charged particles; Dose calculations; Multiple scattering; Protons

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030586044     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00233-7     Document Type: Article

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