Microbeam radiation therapy: Tissue dose penetration and BANG-gel dosimetry of thick-beams' array interlacing

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages S129-S136

  Dilmanian, F Avraham ^a,b   Romanelli, Pantaleo ^a,b,c   Zhong, Zhong ^a   Wang, Ruiliang ^a   Wagshul, Mark E ^b   Kalef Ezra, John ^d   Maryanski, Marek J ^e   Rosen, Eliot M ^f   Anschel, David J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^e MGS Research Inc   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Microbeam; Microradiosurgery; Radiation therapy; Radiosurgery; Synchrotron X rays

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; X RAY TUBES;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; MICRO BEAMS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MICRORADIOSURGERY; PEAK-TO-VALLEY RATIOS; RADIOSURGERY; SYNCHROTRON X RAYS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

X RAYS;

NITROGEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; WATER;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 56549114061     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.055     Document Type: Article

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