Developments in accelerator based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 561-569

  Green, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PARTICLE BEAMS; TECHNOLOGY;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON BEAMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BEAM THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0032101417     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00203-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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