Measurement of characteristic prompt gamma rays emitted from oxygen and carbon in tissue-equivalent samples during proton beam irradiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 5821-5831

  Polf, Jerimy C ^a   Panthi, Rajesh ^a   Mackin, Dennis S ^b   McCleskey, Matt ^c   Saastamoinen, Antti ^c   Roeder, Brian T ^c   Beddar, Sam ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE DETECTION EFFICIENCY; BEAM IRRADIATION; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM DETECTOR; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PROMPT GAMMA-RAYS;

CARBON; GAMMA RAYS; HISTOLOGY; OXYGEN; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS;

TISSUE;

CARBON; OXYGEN; SUCROSE; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGE QUALITY; METABOLISM; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOMETRY; ARTICLE;

CARBON; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAMMA RAYS; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOMETRY; SUCROSE; WATER;

EID: 84883169079     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/17/5821     Document Type: Article

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