Preliminary design of a GD-NCT neutron beam based on compact D-T neutron source

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 605-608

  Cerullo, N ^a,b   Esposito, J ^c   Bufalino, D ^b,d   Mastrullo, A ^b,d   Muzi, L ^b   Palmerini, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^d SORIT srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL CARE; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MICRODENSITOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; PROCESS DESIGN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; TISSUE INJURY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 31544447459     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci022     Document Type: Article

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