The physics of Cerenkov light production during proton therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 7107-7123

  Helo, Y ^a   Kacperek, A ^b   Rosenberg, I ^c   Royle, G ^a   Gibson, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerenkov light; dose; monte carlo; prompt gamma; proton therapy

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CERENKOV LIGHT; DOSE; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; MONTE CARLO MODELLING; PROMPT GAMMAS; PROTON THERAPY; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; VISUAL SENSATIONS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALGORITHM; ELECTRON; HUMAN; LIGHT; PROCEDURES; PROTON THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LIGHT; PROTON THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84911091660     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/23/7107     Document Type: Article

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