The application of PET to the monitoring of heavy ion therapy

Parodi, Katia; Crespo, Paulo; Enghardt, Wolfgang; Fiedler, Fine; Pawelke, Jörg; Pönisch, Falk; Haberer, Thomas; Kausch, Corinna; Krämer, Michael; Schardt, Dieter

The application of PET to the monitoring of heavy ion therapy

Parodi, K.; Crespo, P.; Enghardt, W.; Fiedler, F.; Pawelke, J.; Pönisch, F.; Haberer, T.; Kausch, C.; Krämer, M.; Schardt, D.

Positron emission tomography (PET) is currently the only technically feasible method for the non-invasive and in situ control of the precision of the irradiation in highly conformal heavy ion tumour therapy. ...

Lecture (Conference)
Invited talk at Workshop "Imaging in Radiotherapy: present and future", Rome, 8-11 December 2002
Contribution to proceedings
Proceeding of Workshop "Imaging in Radiotherapy: present and future", Rome, 08.-11.12.2002 , ISS Report, Rapporto ISTISAN 04/25 (2004) 63-70(available online at www.iss.it)

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