Comparison of two dedicated 'in beam' PET systems via simultaneous imaging of 12C-induced β+-activity

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Attanasi, F ^a   Belcari, N ^a   Del Guerra, A ^a   Enghardt, W ^b,c   Moehrs, S ^a   Parodi, K ^d   Rosso, V ^a   Vecchio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY ASSURANCE; TOMOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARBON IONS; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; HADRON THERAPIES; ION THERAPIES; LOW ENERGIES; TOMOGRAPH;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY; IMAGING; ION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TOMOGRAPHY;

BETA RAYS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CARBON; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 58149269271     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/N01     Document Type: Article

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