Reassessment of stopping power ratio uncertainties caused by mean excitation energies using a water‐based formalism
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.12949
Abstract: Purpose In proton therapy planning, the accuracy of the Stopping Power Ratios (SPR) calculated in the stoichiometric CT calibration is affected by, among others, uncertainties on the mean excitation energies (I‐values) of human tissues and… read more here.
Keywords: mean excitation; uncertainty; water; stopping power ... See more keywords