Density and spatial resolutions of proton radiography using a range modulation technique

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 5461-5468

  Ryu, Hyungjoon ^a   Song, Eunsuk ^a   Lee, Jaeki ^a   Kim, Jongwon ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MODULATION; PROTONS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

BEAM ENERGIES; DENSITY RESOLUTION; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES; HIGHER RESOLUTION; MONTE CARLO CODES; MULTIPLE COULOMB SCATTERING; PROTON RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING; RANGE MODULATION; SENSITIVE PARAMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; X-RAY IMAGING;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; IMAGE QUALITY; MODULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCINTISCANNING; SCREENING; SIMULATION;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 51849138205     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/19/012     Document Type: Article

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