Title :
A 3-Dimensional Beam Scanning System for Particle Radiation Therapy
Author :
Leemann, Ch. ; Alonso, J. ; Grunder, H. ; Hoyer, E. ; Kalnins, G. ; Rondeau, D. ; Staples, J. ; Voelker, F.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California Berkeley, California 94720
fDate :
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In radiation therapy treatment volumes up to several liters have to be irradiated. Today´s charged particle programs use ridge filters, scattering foils, occluding rings collimators and boluses to shape the dose distribution.1 An alternative approach, scanning of a small diameter beam, is analyzed and tentative systems specifications are derived. Critical components are scheduled for fabrication and testing at LBL.
Keywords :
Biomedical applications of radiation; Collimators; Control systems; Equations; Filters; Fourier transforms; Laboratories; Magnets; Particle beams; Particle scattering;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1977.4328848
