Monte Carlo study on secondary neutrons in passive carbon-ion radiotherapy: Identification of the main source and reduction in the secondary neutron dose

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4830-4839

  Yonai, Shunsuke ^a   Matsufuji, Naruhiro ^a   Kanai, Tatsuaki ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon ion radiotherapy; HIMAC; PHITS; Secondary neutrons

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HEAVY IONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK PERCEPTION;

CARBON ION RADIOTHERAPY; HEAVY ION MEDICAL ACCELERATOR IN CHIBA; HIMAC; NEUTRON AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT; PHITS; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; SECONDARY CANCER RISK; SECONDARY NEUTRONS;

NEUTRONS;

ARTICLE; ION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 70349682616     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3220624     Document Type: Article

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