DocumentCode
1969438
Title
Modeling and system specifications for an integrated 3-D proton treatment delivery system
Author
Staples, John W. ; Ludewigt, Bernhard A.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
17-20 May 1993
Firstpage
1759
Abstract
Beam scanning in proton radiotherapy facilities imposes stringent requirements on the accelerator and beam transport system performance. The authors report on a study of the interrelationship between the beam quality presented to the scanning system and the quality of the dose delivered to the desired target volume. The constraints on the accelerator are quantitatively specified so the clinical specifications are met
Keywords
biomedical equipment; dosimetry; radiation therapy; beam quality; proton radiotherapy; radiation dose; scanning system; three dimensional system; Cyclotrons; Energy loss; Filling; Intensity modulation; Laboratories; Optical modulation; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Scattering; System performance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1203-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.1993.309124
Filename
309124
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