Microdosimetric approach to NIRS-defined biological dose measurement for carbon-ion treatment beam

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-68

  Kase, Yuki ^a,f   Kanai, Tatsuaki ^b   Sakama, Makoto ^c   Tameshige, Yuji ^d   Himukai, Takeshi ^a   Nose, Hiroyuki ^e   Matsufuji, Naruhiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY HEAVY ION MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Fukui Prefectural Govt   (Japan)

^e IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^f SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon ion radiotherapy; Microdosimetry; RBE; TEPC

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ABSORBED DOSE; BIOLOGICAL DOSE; CARBON ION RADIOTHERAPY; CARBON IONS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; ION TREATMENT; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; RBE; TISSUE-EQUIVALENT PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; TREATMENT BEAMS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79751489344     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10062     Document Type: Article

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