Development of a multi-layer ionization chamber for heavy-ion radiotherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Yajima, Kaori ^a,b,c   Kanai, Tatsuaki ^b   Kusano, Yohsuke ^c   Shimojyu, Takuya ^c  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Inage ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM IRRADIATIONS; BRAGG PEAKS; CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS; COPPER ELECTRODES; DEPTH DOSE; MULTI LAYERS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; PARALLEL CONFIGURATIONS; PARALLEL PLATES; POLY METHYL METHACRYLATES; WATER EQUIVALENCES; WATER PHANTOMS;

BRAGG CELLS; CALIBRATION; GRAPHITE; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; PROTON BEAMS;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

CARBON; COPPER; FLAME RETARDANT; GRAPHITE; HEAVY ION; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS;

CARBON; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 63649112847     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/7/N04     Document Type: Article

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