Multi-layer energy filter for realizing conformal irradiation in charged particle therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 368-373

  Sakae, Takeji ^a   Nohtomi, Akihiro ^a   Maruhashi, Akira ^a   Sato, Masaru ^a   Terunuma, Toshiyuki ^a   Kohno, Ryosuke ^a   Akine, Yasuyuki ^a   Hayakawa, Yoshinori ^b   Koike, Yasunori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

^c D MEC Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charged particle radiotherapy; Conformal irradiation; Multi layer energy filter; Proton therapy; Simplified Monte Carlo calculation; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

ENERGY FILTER; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; IRRADIATION FIELDS; LATERAL POSITIONS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; NUMBER OF LAYERS; PROTON THERAPY; SPREAD OUT BRAGG PEAKS;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FILTER; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034006555     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598840     Document Type: Article

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