Determination of the mean excitation energy of water from proton beam ranges

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1683-1691

  Kumazaki, Y ^a   Akagi, T ^a   Yanou, T ^a   Suga, D ^a   Hishikawa, Y ^a   Teshima, T ^b  

^a HYOGO ION BEAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beam range; Proton therapy; Stopping powers in water

Indexed keywords

PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER;

BEAM RANGE; ENERGETIC BEAMS; PROTON THERAPY; STOPPING POWERS;

EXCITATION ENERGY;

EID: 36348959598     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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