Validation of a pencil beam model-based treatment planning system for fast neutron therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-26

  Bourhis Martin, E ^a   Meissner, P ^a   Rassow, J ^a   Baumhoer, W ^a   Schmidt, R ^b   Sauerwein, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depth dose curves; Experimental validation; Fast neutron therapy; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEPOSITION; HOSPITALS; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DEPTH DOSE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; MONO-ENERGETIC NEUTRON BEAMS; MONO-ENERGETIC NEUTRONS; NEUTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; CYCLOTRON; DOSE CALCULATION; ENERGY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PARTICLE RADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 12244283107     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1527040     Document Type: Article

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