Proton beam monitor chamber calibration

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4961-4971

  Goma C ^a,b   Lorentini, S ^c   Meer, D ^a   Safai, S ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari   (Italy)

Author keywords

monitor chamber calibration; pencil beam scanning; proton therapy; radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS;

BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; CLINICAL PROTON BEAMS; CYLINDRICAL CHAMBERS; MONOENERGETIC PROTONS; PLANE PARALLEL IONIZATION CHAMBER; POINT OF MEASUREMENT; PROTON THERAPY; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS;

PROTON BEAMS;

CALIBRATION; DEVICES; HUMAN; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; STANDARDS;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 84906330013     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/17/4961     Document Type: Article

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