Helium ion beam imaging for image guided ion radiotherapy

Helium ion beam imaging for image guided ion radiotherapy

Abstract Background Ion beam radiotherapy provides potential for increased dose conformation to the target volume. To translate it into a clinical advantage, it is necessary to guarantee a precise alignment of the actual internal patient geometry with the treatment beam. This is in particular challe...

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Main Authors: M. Martišíková, T. Gehrke, S. Berke, G. Aricò, O. Jäkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Ion beam radiotherapy
Image guidance
Ion radiography
Helium ion beams
Pixelated semiconductor detector Timepix
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1046-6

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