Parametrization and application of scatter kernels for modelling scanned proton beam collimator scatter dose

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3405-3429

  Kimstrand, Peter ^a   Traneus, Erik ^b   Ahnesjö, Anders ^a,b   Tilly, Nina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Elekta AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; HEALTH; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; REPAIR; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESTORATION; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

BEAM LINES; CENTRAL AXIS; DOSE CALCULATIONS; DOSE CONTRIBUTION; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS; LATTICE MONTE CARLO (MC) SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO (MC); PARAMETRIZATION; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PHASE SPACES; TREATMENT PLANNING; WATER BASED;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSE CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 47649123733     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/13/001     Document Type: Article

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