Measurement and calculation of characteristic prompt gamma ray spectra emitted during proton irradiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 22, 2009, Pages

  Polf, J C ^a   Peterson, S ^a   McCleskey, M ^b   Roeder, B T ^b   Spiridon, A ^b   Beddar, S ^a   Trache, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SHIELDING; CHARACTERISTIC EMISSION; COMPTON SUPPRESSION; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; GAMMA RAY SPECTRA; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM DETECTOR; MONTE CARLO; PASSIVE SHIELDING; PROTON DOSE; PROTON THERAPY; TISSUE EQUIVALENT PHANTOM;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CALCIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GERMANIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTON IRRADIATION; PROTONS; SHIELDING; STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIELD EMISSION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72249111598     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/22/N02     Document Type: Article

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