Radiotherapy with laser-plasma accelerators: Monte Carlo simulation of dose deposited by an experimental quasimonoenergetic electron beam

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Glinec, Y ^a   Faure, J ^a   Malka, V ^a   Fuchs, T ^b   Szymanowski, H ^b   Oelfke, U ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; LASER BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DEEP PENETRATION; DOSE DEPOSITION; HIGH CHARGES; LASER-PLASMA ACCELERATOR; PROPAGATION AXIS; QUASI-MONOENERGETIC; QUASI-MONOENERGETIC ELECTRON BEAM; WATER PHANTOM;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON BEAM; ENERGY; LASER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 31044450572     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2140115     Document Type: Article

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