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Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams
Bibliography: leaves 151-165.
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| author | Nchodu, M R |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7415 Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams Nchodu, M R Brooks, F D Buffler, Andy Jones, Dan T L Physics Bibliography: leaves 151-165. A technique has been developed for measuring the energy spectra of high-energy proton therapy beams in situ under conditions similar to those used for radiotherapy at the South African National Accelerator Centre. The method is based on proton elastic scattering, H(p,p)H, in a thin polyethylene radiator and uses two ΔE-E detector telescopes to detect coincident proton pairs. Measurements have been made to investigate the effect of standard beam modification elements on the energy spectra of proton therapy beams produced by a passive scattering system. Monte Carlo simulations of the spectra were computed with the MCNPX 2.1.5 Monte Carlo code to compare with experimental measurements. 2014-09-10T12:36:50Z 2014-09-10T12:36:50Z 2002 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7415 eng application/pdf Department of Physics Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Physics Nchodu, M R Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
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| title | Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| title_full | Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| title_fullStr | Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| title_short | Determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| title_sort | determination of energy spectra of proton therapy beams |
| topic | Physics |
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