PET dosimetry in proton radiotherapy: A Monte Carlo study

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1617-1624

  Del Guerra, A ^a   Di Domenico, G ^a   Mukhopadhayay, D ^a,b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI FERRARA   (Italy)

^b SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

BRAGG PEAK LOCALIZATION; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PTRAN;

DOSIMETRY;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0031252158     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00162-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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