Feasibility of X-ray interstitial radiosurgery based on plasma focus device

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

Volumn 213, Issue , 2004, Pages 607-610

  Tartari, Agostino ^a   Da Re, Andrea ^a   Mezzetti, Franco ^a   Angeli, Ergisto ^a   De Chiara, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Electron impact; Plasma focus; Stereotactic radiosurgery; X rays

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; KINETIC ENERGY; PLASMAS; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; X RAYS;

PLASMA FOCUS DEVICES (PF); RADIOSURGERY;

TUMORS;

EID: 0242493982     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(03)01655-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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