Better radiation weighting factors for neutrons generated from proton treatment are needed

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-294

  Xu, X George ^a   Paganetti, Harald ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUTRON; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARD;

HUMANS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 77953157998     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq028     Document Type: Editorial

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