Collimator scatter and 2D dosimetry in small proton beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 653-670

  Van Luijk, P ^a   Van 't Veld, A A ^b   Zelle, H D ^a   Schippers, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

AIR; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOTRONS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0035106516     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/3/303     Document Type: Article

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