A MC tool for CT-based calculations of dose delivery and activation in proton therapy

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Parodi, K ^a,c   Ferrari, A ^b   Sommerer, F ^b   Paganetti, H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre   (Germany)

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EID: 34548682352     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/74/1/021013     Document Type: Article

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