Energy spectra in the NAC proton therapy beam

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 477-480

  Brooks, F D ^a   Jones, D T L ^b   Bowley, C C ^a   Symons, J E ^b   Bufflert, A ^a   Allie, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 0030890480     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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