Cherenkov radiation fluence estimates in tissue for molecular imaging and therapy applications

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 6701-6718

  Glaser, Adam K ^a   Zhang, Rongxiao ^b   Andreozzi, Jacqueline M ^a   Gladstone, David J ^a,c,d   Pogue, Brian W ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerenkov; Cherenkov; molecular imaging; photodynamic therapy; phototherapy; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LIGHT; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

BROADBAND EMISSION SPECTRA; CERENKOV; CHERENKOV; DIAGNOSTIC POTENTIAL; EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY; LIGHT PROPAGATION IN TISSUE; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES;

MOLECULAR IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTON; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM;

ALGORITHMS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84940121639     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/17/6701     Document Type: Article

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