Proton range verification using a range probe: Definition of concept and initial analysis

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4771-4782

  Mumot, M ^a,b   Algranati, C ^a,c   Hartmann, M ^a   Schippers, J M ^a   Hug, E ^a   Lomax, A J ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Great Poland Cancer Centre   (Poland)

^c ATreP   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78149346507     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/010     Document Type: Article

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