DocumentCode
827878
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
Volume
24
Issue
3
fYear
1977
fDate
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1052
Lastpage
1054
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1977.4328848
Filename
4328848
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