Kurz et al., 2015 - Google Patents

4D offline PET-based treatment verification in scanned ion beam therapy: a phantom study

Kurz et al., 2015

Document ID
11661242181214266014
Author
Kurz C
Bauer J
Unholtz D
Richter D
Stützer K
Bert C
Parodi K
Publication year
Publication venue
Physics in Medicine & Biology

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Abstract At the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, patient irradiation with scanned proton and carbon ion beams is verified by offline positron emission tomography (PET) imaging: the<? MML β+?>-activity measured within the patient is compared to a prediction calculated …
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