Simulation of proton therapy treatment verification via PET imaging of induced positron-emitters

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 2496-2500

  Beebe Wang, J ^a   Vaska, P ^a   Dilmanian, F A ^a   Peggs, S G ^a   Schlyer, D J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA RECORDING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ONCOLOGY; PROTONS; RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CROSS SECTION DATA; POSITRON EMITTERS; PROTON ENERGY; PROTON THERAPY;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 11844274656     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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