Wälzlein et al., 2014 - Google Patents
Simulations of dose enhancement for heavy atom nanoparticles irradiated by protonsWälzlein et al., 2014
- Document ID
- 4724023487547592066
- Author
- Wälzlein C
- Scifoni E
- Krämer M
- Durante M
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Physics in Medicine & Biology
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A possible dose enhancement effect by proton or electron irradiation in the vicinity of nanoparticles consisting of different high Z atomic materials has been investigated using the track structure Monte Carlo code TRAX. In the simulations, Fe, Ag, Gd, Pt and Au …
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
- A61N2005/1085—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy characterised by the type of particles applied to the patient
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
- A61N2005/1092—Details
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