Treatment planning for heavy ion irradiation

Physica Medica

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 53-62

  Jakel O ^a   Kramer M ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological Treatment Planning; Heavy Ion Therapy; Intensity Modulation; Inverse Treatment Planning

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOBIOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031652741     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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