Gamma electron vertex imaging and application to beam range verification in proton therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1001-1005

  Hyeong Kim, Chan ^a   Hyung Park, Jin ^a   Seo, Hee ^a   Rim Lee, Han ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

gamma electron vertex imaging; prompt gamma; proton therapy; range verification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS;

GAMMA-RAY IMAGING; NUCLEAR INTERACTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROMPT GAMMAS; PROTON THERAPY; RANGE MEASUREMENTS; RANGE VERIFICATIONS; SIMULATED RESULTS;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

EID: 84856976676     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3662890     Document Type: Article

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