A Dosimetry system for fast measurement of 3D depth-dose profiles in charged-particle tumor therapy with scanning techniques

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 578-592

  Brusasco, C ^a   Voss, B ^a   Schardt, D ^a   Kramer M ^a   Kraft, G ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING;

RANGE SHIFTERS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0033722541     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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