Prompt gamma imaging with a slit camera for real-time range control in proton therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3371-3405

  Smeets, J ^a   Roellinghoff, F ^b,c,d   Prieels, D ^b   Stichelbaut, F ^b   Benilov, A ^b   Busca, P ^e,f   Fiorini, C ^e,f   Peloso, R ^e,f   Basilavecchia, M ^g   Frizzi, T ^g   Dehaes, J C ^a   Dubus, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b IBA Group   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^f INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^g XGLab   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM AXIS; BEAM ENERGIES; BEAM PATH; BRAGG PEAKS; CLINICAL CONDITIONS; GAMMA CAMERAS; GAMMA DETECTORS; GAMMA IMAGING; GAUSSIAN PROFILES; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; MEDICAL PHYSICISTS; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO MODEL; PENCIL BEAM; PROTON THERAPY; PROTON TRACKS; RANGE ESTIMATION; SAFETY MARGIN; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SLIT CAMERAS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETRY MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUBTRACTION METHOD;

CAMERAS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS;

PROTON BEAMS;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROTONS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861115936     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/11/3371     Document Type: Article

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