Development of a laser-driven proton accelerator for cancer therapy

Laser Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 639-646

  Ma, C M ^a   Veltchev, I ^a   Fourkal, E ^a   Li, J S ^a   Luo, W ^a   Fan, J ^a   Lin, T ^a   Pollack, A ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DOSIMETRY; LASER BEAMS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY AND INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPY (EIMPT); LASER ACCELERATED PROTONS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 33750921269     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: 15556611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1054660X06040165     Document Type: Article

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