Design study of a Compton camera for prompts-gamma imaging during ion beam therapy

Ion beam therapy is an innovative radiotherapy technique using mainly carbon ion and proton irradiations. Its aim is to improve the current treatment modalities. Because of the sharpness of the dose distributions, a control of the dose if possible in real time is highly desirable. A possibility is t...

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Main Author: Richard, Marie-Hélène
Language:ENG
Published: Université Claude Bernard - Lyon I 2012
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Online Access:http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00934715
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/93/47/15/PDF/TH2012RichardMarie-Helene.pdf