Modeling considerations for improving accuracy of a proton therapy beam with GEANT4

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publication2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC)
Pages2107-2112
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 8 2013
Event2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2012Nov 3 2012

Publication series

NameNuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period10/29/1211/3/12

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Keywords

  • high energy physics instrumentation computing
  • Monte Carlo methods
  • radiation therapy
  • proton therapy beam
  • GEANT4
  • clinical proton treatment nozzle
  • lateral profile
  • depth profiles

Disciplines

  • Physics
  • Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
  • Medical Biophysics
  • Electrical and Electronics

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