Microdosimetric measurements in the secondary radiation field produced in 12C-therapy irradiations

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-336

  Wissmann, F ^a   Giesen, U ^a   Klages, T ^a   Schardt, D ^b   Martino, G ^b   Sunil, C ^c  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT; COSMIC RADIATION; EMISSION ANGLE; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; FLIGHT ALTITUDES; GERMANY; HEAVY-ION SYNCHROTRON; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; PARTICLE COMPOSITION; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE ENERGY; QUALITY FACTORS; SECONDARY RADIATIONS; SLOW EXTRACTION; TISSUE-EQUIVALENT PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; WATER PHANTOM;

COSMOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY IONS; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION;

RADIATION;

CARBON;

ARTICLE; GERMANY; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

CARBON; GERMANY; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 77955473940     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-010-0279-z     Document Type: Article

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