The influence of target thickness and backstop material on proton-produced neutron beams for radiotherapy.
Med Phys
; 7(5): 495-502, 1980.
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ABSTRACT
Results are presented of measurements of skin sparing, penetration and total dose per unit of incident charge for various target thicknesses and filtrations for a neutron beam generated by 42 MeV protons on beryllium. These results are contrasted to predictions outlined in a previous paper. The differences from these predictions are attributed to the contribution of low-energy neutrons produced by the residual proton beam in the thick copper target backstop.
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Asunto principal:
Radioterapia
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Análisis por Activación
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Análisis de Activación de Neutrones
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Humans
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En
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Med Phys
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1980
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