Published July 1975
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Journal article
Current status of DT targets for cancer therapy
Creators
- 1. Radiology Department, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Description
The current status of DT targets for cancer therapy is reviewed with regard to beam composition and energy as well as target configuration, lifetime, and neutron output. The advantages and shortcomings of the various target designs are discussed. It is concluded that several approaches can provide the necessary dose rate and target lifetime for clinical therapy purposes
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1118/1.594175;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Medical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Med. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 185-190
- ISSN
- 0094-2405
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 6215510
- Subject category
- S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DEUTERON REACTIONS; HELIUM 4; NEOPLASMS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; SPECIFICATIONS; STRIPPING; TARGETS; TRITIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DIRECT REACTIONS; DISEASES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERAPY; TRANSFER REACTIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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