Wide-aperture magnets for an isocentric gantry for light-ion cancer therapy

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

Volumn 428, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 508-512

  Kalimov, A ^a   Wollnik, H ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ONCOLOGY;

ISOCENTRIC GANTRIES; LIGHT ION BEAMS; WIDE APERTURE MAGNET;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 0032661557     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00146-1     Document Type: Article

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