First biological images with high-energy proton microscopy

Physica Medica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-213

  Varentsov, D ^a   Bogdanov, A ^b   Demidov, V S ^b   Golubev, A A ^b   Kantsyrev, A ^b   Lang, P M ^c   Nikolaev, D N ^d   Markov, N ^b   Natale, F ^a,e   Shestov, L ^b,c   Simoniello, P ^a   Smirnov, G N ^b   Durante, M ^a,c,e  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^e FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Image guided radiotherapy; Proton microscopy; Proton radiography; Proton therapy; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; HIGH ENERGY PROTON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE GUIDED STEREOTACTIC PARTICLE RADIOSURGERY; IMAGE QUALITY; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTON MICROSCOPE; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON RADIOGRAPHY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ANIMALS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROTONS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84875241785     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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