Design guidelines for a double scattering compton camera for prompt-γ Imaging during ion beam therapy: A Monte Carlo simulation study

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1 PART 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Richard, M H ^a,b,c   Chevallier, M ^a,b   Dauvergne, D ^a,b   Freud, N ^c   Henriquet, P ^a,b   Le Foulher, F ^a,b   Letang J M ^c   Montarou, G ^d   Ray, C ^a,b   Roellinghoff, F ^a,b   Testa, E ^a,b   Testa, M ^a,b   Walenta, A H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compton camera; Geant4; hadrontherapy; ion beam therapy; prompt gamma

Indexed keywords

COMPTON CAMERA; GEANT4; HADRONTHERAPY; ION BEAM THERAPY; PROMPT GAMMA;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTONS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 79951672728     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2076303     Document Type: Article

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