Range modulation in proton therapy - An optimization technique for clinical and experimental applications

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Gardey, Kay Uwe ^a   Oelfke, Uwe ^b   Lam, Gabriel K Y ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033023694     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/6/402     Document Type: Article

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