Out-of-field dose for scanned and scattered proton beams

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1099, Issue , 2009, Pages 456-459

  Moyers, Michael F ^a  

^a Optivus Proton Therapy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron; Out of field dose; Proton; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349191174     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3120072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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