Experimental studies and nuclear model calculations on the formation of radioactive products in interactions of medium energy protons with copper, zinc and brass: Estimation of collimator activation in proton therapy facilities

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1221-1230

  Fassbender M ^a   Shubin, Yu N ^a,b   Lunev, V P ^a,b   Qaim, S M ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Russian Federal Scientific Center   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COPPER; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PROTONS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION; TARGETS; ZINC;

COLLIMATOR ACTIVATION; PROTON THERAPY FACILITIES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ALICE IPPE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

COPPER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0344542042     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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