A new approach to produce spread-out Bragg peak using the MINUIT fit

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 852-855

  Park, Inkyu ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bragg peak; MINUIT; Proton therapy; SOBP; Spread out Bragg peak

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; TUMORS;

BRAGG PEAK; MINUIT; PROTON THERAPY; SOBP; SPREAD-OUT BRAGG PEAK;

BRAGG CELLS;

EID: 61849138929     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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