Determination of optimal energy window for measurement of prompt gammas from proton beam by monte carlo simulations

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2008, Pages 28-31

  Min, Chul Hee ^a   Park, Jang Guen ^a   An, So Hyun ^b   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy window; Prompt gammas; Proton range; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS;

ENERGY SPECTRA; ENERGY WINDOWS; HIGH ENERGY PROTON BEAMS; OPTIMAL ENERGY; PROMPT GAMMAS; PROTON THERAPY; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SELECTIVE MEASUREMENTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84912003231     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2008.10875777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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