Interaction vertex imaging (IVI) for carbon ion therapy monitoring: A feasibility study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 4655-4669

  Henriquet, P ^a,b   Testa, E ^a,b   Chevallier, M ^a,b   Dauvergne, D ^a,b   Dedes, G ^a,b   Freud, N ^a   Krimmer, J ^a,b   Letang J M ^a   Ray, C ^a,b   Richard, M H ^a,b   Sauli, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c TERA Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG PEAK POSITIONS; CARBON ION THERAPY; DETECTION TECHNIQUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEANT4 SIMULATION; INTERACTION VERTEX; ION PATHS; ION RANGES; ONLINE MONITORING; PROTON IMAGING; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; SECONDARY PROTONS; TISSUE HETEROGENEITY; YIELD MEASUREMENT;

CARBON; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PROTONS; TISSUE;

IONS;

CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; UNCERTAINTY;

CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84863513417     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/14/4655     Document Type: Article

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