Neutron fluence in antiproton radiotherapy, measurements and simulations

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1149-1159

  Bassler, Niels ^a,b   Holzscheiter, Michael H ^c   Petersen, Jørgen B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; REVIEW; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAST NEUTRONS; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 77956573094     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2010.501812     Document Type: Review

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