Implementation of a new Monte Carlo - GEANT4 simulation tool for the development of a proton therapy beam line and verification of the related dose distributions

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 262-265

  Cirrone, G A Pablo ^a   Cuttone, G ^b   Guatelli, S ^c   Nigro, S Lo ^a   Mascialino, B ^c   Pia, M G ^c   Raffaele, L ^b   Russo, G ^b   Sabini, M G ^b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GEANT4; Hadron therapy; Monte Carlo; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PROTON BEAMS; TUMORS;

BEAM SYMMETRY; DOSE DISTRIBUTION; GEANT4; HADRON-THERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 17644425274     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.843140     Document Type: Article

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