Gadolinium dose enhancement studies in microbeam radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3568-3574

  Prezado, Y ^a   Fois, G ^a   Le Duc, G ^a   Bravin, A ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Dose enhancement; Microbeam radiation therapy; Monte Carlo simulations; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DEPOSITION; GADOLINIUM; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS;

BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY; DOSE ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; DOSE ENHANCEMENTS; EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITIES; INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; PEAK-TO-VALLEY DOSE RATIOS; THERAPEUTIC INDEX;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY;

ANIMALIA; PENELOPE;

EID: 68149100844     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3166186     Document Type: Article

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