Proton dosimetry in bone using electron spin resonance

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1533-1538

  Copeland, John F ^a   Gall, Kenneth P ^b   Lee, Sang Yeob ^a   Chabot, George E ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IRRADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROTONS;

DEPTH RESPONSE CURVE; PARALLEL PLATE IONIZATION CHAMBER;

DOSIMETRY;

BONE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FAST PROTON RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BONE AND BONES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 19244386702     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00246-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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