New developments in treatment planning and verification of particle beam therapy

Translational Cancer Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-195

  Schulte, Reinhard W ^a   Wroe, Andrew J ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Proton computed tomography; Proton therapy; Range verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962691191     PISSN: 2218676X     EISSN: 22196803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-676X.2012.10.07     Document Type: Review

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