Development of array-type prompt gamma measurement system for in vivo range verification in proton therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2100-2107

  Min, Chul Hee ^a   Lee, Han Rim ^b   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^b   Lee, Se Byeong ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

distal dose edge; Monte Carlo simulation; prompt gamma; proton beam; radiation measurement

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; LOCATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROTON BEAMS;

DISTAL DOSE EDGE; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; OPTIMIZED ENERGY WINDOW; PROMPT GAMMAS; PROTON DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; SHORT MEASUREMENT TIME;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

EID: 84861593927     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3694098     Document Type: Article

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