2D dosimetry in a proton beam with a scintillating GEM detector

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3755-3771

  Seravalli, E ^a   De Boer, M R ^a   Geurink, F ^a   Huizenga, J ^a   Kreuger, R ^a   Schippers, J M ^b   Van Eijk, C W E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG PEAKS; DETECTOR RESPONSE; DOSE DEPENDENCES; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RATE DEPENDENCE; DOSE-RATE EFFECTS; FIELD SIZE; GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GAS MOLECULES; GAS MULTIPLICATION; GEM DETECTORS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT SPOT; PARTICLE THERAPY; PRE-TREATMENT; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RISE AND FALL TIME; SHALLOW DEPTHS; SPATIAL RESPONSE; SYSTEM-BASED; TIME RESPONSE; WATER PHANTOM;

CAMERAS; DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; GASES; GEMS; LIGHT; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; SCINTILLATION;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PROTON;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70149110694     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/12/010     Document Type: Article

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