Nuclear collision processes around the Bragg peak in proton therapy

Radiological Physics and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-92

  Matsuzaki, Yuka ^a   Date, Hiroyuki ^a   Sutherland, Kenneth Lee ^b   Kiyanagi, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bragg peak; Charge changing process; Neutrons; Nuclear reaction; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WATER;

EID: 77649186284     PISSN: 18650333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-009-0081-2     Document Type: Article

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