Real-time monitoring of the Bragg-peak position in ion therapy by means of single photon detection

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-343

  Testa, M ^a,b   Bajard, M ^a,b   Chevallier, M ^a,b   Dauvergne, D ^a,b   Freud, N ^c   Henriquet, P ^a,b   Karkar, S ^d   Le Foulher, F ^a,b   Letang J M ^c   Plescak, R ^e   Ray, C ^a,b   Richard, M H ^a,b,c   Schardt, D ^e   Testa, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CONDITIONS; DETECTED PHOTONS; HIGH ENERGY; ION RANGES; ION THERAPY; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION; PEAK POSITION; PROMPT NEUTRONS; REAL TIME MONITORING; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION; SINGLE PHOTONS; TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; WATER PHANTOM;

LONGITUDINAL CONTROL; MONITORING; PHOTONS; REAL TIME CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

IONS;

HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME;

FAST NEUTRONS; HEAVY IONS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955467857     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-010-0276-2     Document Type: Article

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