Design of a compact gantry for proton therapy with 2D-scanning

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

Volumn 426, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 618-624

  Vrenken, H ^a   Schuitema, R ^a   Dermois, O C ^a   Schippers, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE OPTICS; PROTON IRRADIATION;

DYNAMIC SCANNING; PENCIL BEAM SCANNING; PROTON GANTRIES; PROTON THERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0032665480     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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