Clinical dosimetry for heavy charged particles;Klinische dosimetrie für schwere geladene teilchen

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-169

  Karger, Christian P ^a   Jäkel, Oliver ^a   Heeg, Peter ^a   Hartmann, Günther H ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon ions; Clinical dosimetry; Heavy ion therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; HUMAN; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0038753932     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0939-3889(15)70463-0     Document Type: Article

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