Modifying proton fluence spectra to generate spread-out Bragg peaks with laser accelerated proton beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Schell, S ^a   Wilkens, J J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG PEAKS; ENERGY SELECTION SYSTEM; ENERGY SPECTRA; LASER SHOTS; LASER-ACCELERATED PROTON BEAMS; MONOENERGETIC; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROTON FLUENCES; RADIATION THERAPY; SCATTERING MATERIALS; SPREAD OUT BRAGG PEAKS; TRANSMITTED SPECTRA; WEDGE GEOMETRY; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

PROTONS;

ARTICLE; ENERGY YIELD; LASER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE;

LASERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 71049169722     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/19/N04     Document Type: Article

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