A semi-empirical model for the therapeutic range shift estimation caused by inhomogeneities in proton beam therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 3-12

  Moskvin, Vadim ^a,b   Cheng, Chee Wai ^a,b   Fanelli, Leia ^b   Zhao, Li ^a,b   Das, Indra J ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

High Z; Proton beam; Range shift; Semi empirical modeling; Water equivalent thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860747907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i2.3631     Document Type: Article

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