Biophysical characteristics of HIMAC clinical irradiation system for heavy-ion radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 201-210

  Kanai, Tatsuaki ^a   Endo, Masahiro ^a   Minohara, Shinichi ^a   Miyahara, Nobuyuki ^a   Koyama Ito, Hiroko ^a   Tomura, Hiromi ^a   Matsufuji, Naruhiro ^a   Futami, Yasuyuki ^a   Fukumura, Akifumi ^a   Hiraoka, Takeshi ^a   Furusawa, Yoshiya ^a   Ando, Koichi ^a   Suzuki, Masao ^a   Soga, Fuminori ^a   Kawachi, Kiyomitsu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy ion radiotherapy; Irradiation system

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

CALIBRATION; CARBON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHYSICS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0033011695     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00544-6     Document Type: Article

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