A new silicon detector for microdosimetry applications in proton therapy

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4 PART 1, 2000, Pages 1386-1394

  Rosenfeld, A B ^a,b,c   Bradley, P D ^a   Cornelius, I ^a   Kaplan, G I ^a   Allen, B J ^a   Flanz, J B ^a   Goitein, M ^a   Van Meerbeeck, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Ion Beam Applications ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; PROTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

BRAGG PEAK; MICRODOSIMETRY; PROTON THERAPY; SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0034245335     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.872983     Document Type: Article

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