Measuring prompt gamma ray emission during proton radiotherapy for assessment of treatment delivery and patient response

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1336, Issue , 2011, Pages 364-368

  Polf, Jerimy C ^a   Peterson, Stephen ^a   Robertson, Daniel ^a   Beddar, Sam ^a  

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

Author keywords

In vivo dose verification; Prompt gamma ray emission; Proton radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960116223     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3586121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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