Beam-optics study of the gantry beam delivery system for light-ion cancer therapy

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

Volumn 399, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 439-454

  Pavlovic, Márius ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam delivery; Beam transport; Gantry; Light ion therapy

Indexed keywords

ONCOLOGY; PARTICLE OPTICS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACTIVE PENCIL BEAM SCANNING; GANTRY BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; LIGHT ION CANCER THERAPY; MAGNETIC BEAM SCANNING;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 0031272922     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00939-X     Document Type: Article

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