Energy- and time-resolved detection of prompt gamma-rays for proton range verification

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Verburg, Joost M ^a,b   Riley, Kent ^a   Bortfeld, Thomas ^a   Seco, Joao ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTON BEAMS; DIGITAL DATA ACQUISITIONS; GAMMA RAY DETECTOR; HIGH-ENERGY RESOLUTION; NUCLEAR REACTION CROSS-SECTION; NUCLEAR TRANSITIONS; RANGE VERIFICATIONS; TIME-RESOLVED DETECTION;

PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS;

GAMMA RAYS;

PROTON; WATER;

DEVICES; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZING RADIATION; PROCEDURES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; THERAPEUTIC USE; TIME; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84885103192     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/20/L37     Document Type: Article

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