Published March 2002 | Version v1
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Proton radiation therapy in Canada

Creators

  • 1. TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
  • 2. BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

Description

The development, commissioning, and implementation of the first Canadian Proton Radiation Therapy facility at TRIUMF in British Columbia is described. This was a collaborative project by the cyclotron physicists and staff at TRIUMF, the medical physicists and radiation oncologists of the Cancer Agency and the ocular oncology physicians of the Eye Care Center at Vancouver Hospital. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics in Canada
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 87-92
ISSN
0031-9147

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
36034882
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
DOSIMETRY; EYES; NEOPLASMS; PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; FACE; HEAD; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICINE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; SENSE ORGANS; TESTING; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
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