Preliminary study for determination of distal dose edge by measuring 90-deg prompt gammas with an array-type prompt gamma detection system

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-92

  Min, Chul Hee ^a   Park, Jang Guen ^a   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prompt gamma; Proton range; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCANNING;

FULL SCALE MEASUREMENTS; LONGITUDINAL PROFILE; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; NUCLEAR INTERACTION; PROMPT GAMMAS; PROTON DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; PROTON THERAPY; PROTOTYPE MEASUREMENTS;

PROTON BEAMS;

EID: 70350326258     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT09-A9105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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