Direct absorbed dose to water determination based on water calorimetry in scanning proton beam delivery

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3541-3550

  Sarfehnia, A ^a   Clasie, B ^b   Chung, E ^a   Lu, H M ^b   Flanz, J ^b   Cascio, E ^b   Engelsman, M ^b   Paganetti, H ^b   Seuntjens, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

absolute dosimetry; absorbed dose; double scattering; primary standard; proton radiation; spot scanning; water calorimetry

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ABSORBED DOSE; DOUBLE SCATTERING; PRIMARY STANDARDS; PROTON RADIATIONS; SPOT SCANNING; WATER CALORIMETRY;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

PROTON; WATER;

CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY;

CALORIMETRY; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER;

EID: 77954755966     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3427317     Document Type: Article

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