Ion-optical studies for a range adaptation method in ion beam therapy using a static wedge degrader combined with magnetic beam deflection

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3499-3513

  Chaudhri, Naved ^a   Saito, Nami ^a   Bert, Christoph ^a   Franczak, Bernhard ^a   Steidl, Peter ^a   Durante, Marco ^a,b   Rietzel, Eike ^c   Schardt, Dieter ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION METHODS; BEAM DEFLECTION; BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; BEAM LINES; BEAM POSITIONS; BEAM PROFILES; BEAM SCANNING; BEAM TRACKING; DIPOLE MAGNETS; DOSE DELIVERY; HELMHOLTZ; LATERAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTICAL STUDY; TARGET MOTIONS; WATER EQUIVALENCE;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; RADIOLOGY;

EXPERIMENTS;

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MAGNETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL PROCESSES; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954156720     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/12/015     Document Type: Article

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