Monte Carlo simulation of a therapeutical proton beam line

Physica Medica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Russo, S ^a,b   Bucciolini, M ^a,b   Compagnucci, A ^a,b   Mazal, A ^c,d   Nauraye, C ^c   Rosenwald, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c Ctr de Protontherapie d'Orsay   (France)

^d INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneities; Monte Carlo simulations; Proton dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE; FRANCE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031874975     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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