Published 1979
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Journal article
Therapy planning and dosimetry for the pion applicator at the Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research (SIN)
Creators
- 1. Schweizerisches Inst. fuer Nuklearforschung, Villigen
- 2. Zurich Univ. (Switzerland). Strahlenbiologisches Inst.
Description
At the Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research a 60 beam pion applicator for radiotherapy is under construction. The methods to produce homogeneous dose distributions in arbitrarily shaped volumes is presented, together with details on the activities in therapy planning and dosimetry in view of the use of the applicator for patients. (orig.)
Abstract (German)
Am Schweizer Institut fuer Nuklearforschung ist ein 60-strahliger Pionen-Applikator fuer Radiotherapie im Aufbau. Die Methode, um homogene Dosisverteilungen in willkuerlich geformten Volumen zu erzeugen ist vorgestellt, zusammen mit Einzelheiten in der Aktivitaet von Therapieplanung und Dosimetrie aus der Sicht der Anwendung des Applikators fuer Patienten. (orig.)Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiat. Environ. Biophys.
- Journal Volume
- 16
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Radiat. Environ. Biophys.
- Journal Page Range
- 205-209
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 11499998
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSIMETRY; PARTICLE SOURCES; PATIENTS; PION BEAMS; PIONS MINUS; PLANNING; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIN CYCLOTRON
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIMESONS; ANTIPARTICLES; BEAMS; BOSONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; CYCLOTRONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HADRONS; ISOCHRONOUS CYCLOTRONS; MATTER; MEDICINE; MESON BEAMS; MESONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR ANTIMESONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; RADIATION SOURCES; THERAPY