Ranges of ions in metals for use in particle treatment planning

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Jäkel, Oliver ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); RADIOTHERAPY; X RAYS;

GOLD FILLINGS; HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; METAL IMPLANTS; PARTICLE TREATMENT PLANNING;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

GOLD; METAL; STEEL; TITANIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARTIFACTS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; IONS; METALS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645980600     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/9/N01     Document Type: Article

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