Motion compensation with a scanned ion beam: A technical feasibility study

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Grözinger, Sven Oliver ^a   Bert, Christoph ^a   Haberer, Thomas ^a   Kraft, Gerhard ^a   Rietzel, Eike ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SYNCHROTRON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MOTION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 55649094218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717X-3-34     Document Type: Article

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