Parameterization of multiple Bragg curves for scanning proton beams using simultaneous fitting of multiple curves

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 7725-7735

  Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Li, Yupeng ^a   Li, Xiaoqiang ^a   Quan, Michelle ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a   Anand, Aman ^a   Sahoo, Narayan ^a   Gillin, Michael ^a   Zhu, Xiaorong R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; BRAGG CURVES; BRAGG PEAKS; DATA POINTS; DOSE DEPOSITION; ENTRANCE REGION; MEASURED DATA; MEASURED DEPTHS; PARABOLIC CYLINDER; PARABOLIC FUNCTIONS; PARAMETERIZED; PENCIL BEAM; PROTON DELIVERY; SCANNING BEAMS; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SIMULTANEOUS FITTING; SIMULTANEOUS OPTIMIZATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PROTONS; SCANNING;

CURVE FITTING;

PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82555184928     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/24/003     Document Type: Article

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