Published July 1978 | Version v1
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Pion radiotherapy: studies with nuclear emulsions

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)

Description

Nuclear emulsions were used to provide information on (1) the pion star distribution for a therapy beam; (2) star production as a function of pion energy and residual range in nuclear emulsion; (3) the distribution of nuclear fragment ranges in emulsion; and (4) the neutron energy spectrum and fluence produced by negative pion capture in tissue, during treatment of a patient. This last item is important for determining the whole-body dose delivered to a patient undergoing pion radiotherapy. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Med. Biol.
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Med. Biol.
Journal Page Range
603-609
ISSN
0031-9155

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
10441450
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
CAPTURE; DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON FLUENCE; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NUCLEAR EMULSIONS; PION BEAMS; PIONS MINUS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPALLATION; TISSUES; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMATTER; ANTIMESONS; ANTIPARTICLES; BEAMS; BODY; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTERNAL IRRADIATION; HADRONS; IRRADIATION; MATTER; MEDICINE; MESON BEAMS; MESONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR ANTIMESONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; SPECTRA; THERAPY