Feasibility of using distal endpoints for In-room PET Range Verification of Proton Therapy

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3890-3894

  Grogg, K ^a   Zhu, X ^a   Min, C H ^a   Winey, B ^a   Bortfeld, T ^a   Paganetti, H ^a   Shih, H ^a   El Fakhri, G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE DELIVERY; HEAD AND NECK; MC SIMULATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET); PROTON THERAPY; RANGE VERIFICATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; THRESHOLD ENERGY;

MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84881603256     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551892     Document Type: Conference Paper

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