Scattered neutron dose equivalent from an active scanning proton beam delivery system

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-330

  Draik, Hecksel ^a   George, A Sandison ^a   Jonathan, B Farr ^b   Andrew, C Edwards ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active scanning proton beam delivery system; Proton radiotherapy; Scattered neutrons

Indexed keywords

BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; NEUTRON PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZING PARAMETERS; PROTON BEAM ENERGY; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON TREATMENT; SCATTERED NEUTRON; SECONDARY NEUTRONS;

NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING;

PROTON BEAMS;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SKIN; STATISTICS;

BIOPHYSICS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN;

EID: 40649121085     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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