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Intensity modulated radiation therapy using laser-accelerated protons: a Monte Carlo dosimetric study

Fourkal et al., 2003

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17998250606302679937
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Fourkal E
Li J
Xiong W
Nahum A
Ma C
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Physics in Medicine & Biology

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In this paper we present Monte Carlo studies of intensity modulated radiation therapy using laser-accelerated proton beams. Laser-accelerated protons coming out of a solid high- density target have broad energy and angular spectra leading to dose distributions that …
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