Ion range estimation by using dual energy computed tomography

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-313

  Hünemohr, Nora ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^b   Dinkel, Julien ^a,c   Gillmann, Clarissa ^a,d   Ackermann, Benjamin ^d   Jäkel, Oliver ^a,d   Greilich, Steffen ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual energy CT; Heavy ion therapy; Proton therapy; Stopping powers; WEPL

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION RANGE; ION THERAPY; NONHUMAN; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TISSUES; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY; WATER EQUIVALENT PATH LENGTH;

BREMSVERMÖGEN; DUAL ENERGY CT; HEAVY ION THERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; PROTONENTHERAPIE; SCHWERIONENTHERAPIE; STOPPING POWERS; WEPL;

HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84888835391     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: 18764436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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