A potential method for in vivo range verification in proton therapy treatment

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1413-1424

  Lu, Hsiao Ming ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PROTON BEAMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTION; PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT; RANGE-MODULATED PASSIVE SCATTERING FIELDS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 42649124585     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/5/016     Document Type: Article

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