A proton dose calculation algorithm for conformal therapy simulations based on Moliere's theory of lateral deflections

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 476-483

  Deasy, J O ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Moliere; Protons; Radiotherapy; Scattering

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONVOLUTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING;

FULL WIDTHS AT HALF MAXIMUMS; GAUSSIAN APPROXIMATIONS; INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPIES; MOLIERE; PROTON DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SPREAD OUT BRAGG PEAKS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031955860     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598222     Document Type: Article

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