Optimizing a three-stage Compton camera for measuring prompt gamma rays emitted during proton radiotherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 6841-6856

  Peterson, S W ^a   Robertson D , ^a   Polf, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM IRRADIATION; CAMERA DESIGN; COMPTON CAMERA; GAMMA EMISSION; GAMMA SOURCE; HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM DETECTOR; OPTIMAL DETECTION; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PLANE GEOMETRY; PROMPT GAMMA-RAYS; PROTON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE PHANTOM;

CAMERAS; GERMANIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; STARS; TISSUE;

GAMMA RAYS;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 78649991101     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/22/015     Document Type: Article

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