Prompt gamma-ray emission from biological tissues during proton irradiation: A preliminary study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 731-743

  Polf, J C ^a   Peterson, S ^a   Ciangaru, G ^a   Gillin, M ^a   Beddar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BRAGG PEAKS; CLINICAL PROTONS; CONCENTRATION OF; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; ENERGETIC PROTONS; GAMMA-RAY; GAMMA-RAY EMISSIONS; GAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM; HETEROGENEOUS TISSUES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS; PROMPT-GAMMA RAYS; PROTON DOSE; PROTON RADIOTHERAPIES; RELATIVE INTENSITIES; STRONG CORRELATIONS; WATER PHANTOMS;

BRAGG CELLS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; HISTOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON IRRADIATION; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CAMERAS;

STARS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 63649163681     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/3/017     Document Type: Article

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