Biophysical investigations of therapeutic proton beams

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 485-492

  Becker, R ^a   Bienen, J ^c   Carl, U ^a   Cloth, P ^a   Dellert, M ^b   Druke V ^a   Eyrich, W ^b   Filges, D ^a   Fritsch, M ^b   Hauffe, J ^b   Hoffmann, W ^c   Kobus, H ^a   Maier, R ^a   Moosburger, M ^b   Olko, P ^d   Paganetti, H ^a   Peterson, H P ^a   Schmitz, Th ^a   Schwenke, K ^a   Sperl, R ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; WATER;

BIOPHYSICS; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 8244219688     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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