Fundamental limits to stereotactic proton therapy

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 677-681

  Peggs, Stephen G ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Proton therapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; NOZZLES; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SURGERY; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; MULTIPLE COULOMB SCATTERING; PROTON THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PROTON BEAMS;

EID: 3342946162     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829734     Document Type: Article

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