Microdosimetric investigation at the therapeutic proton beam facility of Catana

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 681-686

  De Nardo, L ^a,b   Moro, D ^b   Colautti, Paolo ^b   Conte, V ^b   Tornielli, G ^a,b   Cuttone, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TUMOR; ITALY; MELANOMA; MICRODOSIMETRY; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644338631     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch111     Document Type: Article

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