Proton radiography and proton computed tomography based on time-resolved dose measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 8215-8233

  Testa, Mauro ^a   Verburg, Joost M ^a,b   Rose, Mark ^c   Min, Chul Hee ^a   Tang, Shikui ^a   Bentefour, El Hassane ^a   Paganetti, Harald ^a   Lu, Hsiao Ming ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Sun Nuclear Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

CYLINDRICAL PHANTOMS; DIODE-ARRAY DETECTORS; DOSE RATE MEASUREMENTS; PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PCT); PROTON THERAPY SYSTEMS; RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; REAL-TIME TUMOR TRACKING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; TIME;

PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 84896539226     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/22/8215     Document Type: Article

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