Secondary Neutron Doses for Several Beam Configurations for Proton Therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 260-265

  Shin, Dongho ^a   Yoon, Myonggeun ^a   Kwak, Jungwon ^a   Shin, Jungwook ^a   Lee, Se Byeong ^a   Park, Sung Yong ^a   Park, Soah ^b   Kim, Dae Yong ^a   Cho, Kwan Ho ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CR 39; Neutron dose; Proton; Secondary neutron

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; BEAM CONFIGURATIONS; BEAM LINES; BRAGG PEAKS; CR-39; CR-39 DETECTORS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GANTRY ANGLES; ISOCENTER; NEUTRON DOSE; PROTON BEAM LINES; PROTON THERAPIES; SCANNING MODES; SCATTERED PHOTONS; SCATTERING BEAMS; SECONDARY NEUTRON; SURVEY METERS; WATER PHANTOMS;

PHOTONS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; SCANNING; SCATTERING;

NEUTRONS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING;

CALIBRATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 64049084839     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.090     Document Type: Article

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