Multiple-energy operation with extended flattops at HIMAC

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-38

  Iwata, Y ^a   Kadowaki, T ^b   Uchiyama, H ^b   Fujimoto, T ^b   Takada, E ^a   Shirai, T ^a   Furukawa, T ^a   Mizushima, K ^a   Takeshita, E ^a   Katagiri, K ^a   Sato, S ^a   Sano, Y ^b   Noda, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Inage ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy ion cancer therapy; Medical accelerators; Scanning irradiation; Synchrotron operation

Indexed keywords

BEAM ACCELERATION; DEPTH DOSE; EXTRACTED BEAM; HEAVY-ION THERAPY; IRRADIATION TIME; LOWER ENERGIES; MEDICAL ACCELERATOR; RASTER SCANNING; SCANNING IRRADIATION;

HEAVY IONS; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; SCANNING; SYNCHROTRONS;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 78049306076     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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