Prompt gamma measurements for locating the dose falloff region in the proton therapy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Min, Chul Hee ^a   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^a   Youn, Min Young ^b   Kim, Jong Won ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TISSUE;

BEAM ENERGY; COLLIMATOR SYSTEM; GAMMA DISTRIBUTIONS; PROTON THERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33750744100     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2378561     Document Type: Article

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