The determination of virtual source position using convergent anti-trigonometric functions (arcCOS and arcSIN) method for scanning-passive scatter beam in carbon ion therapy
By: Yan-Cheng Ye, Wen-Hua Zhang, Jian Wang, Yan-Shan Zhang and Jia-Ming Wu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2023-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 25
Submitted on: Aug 8, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 5, 2023
Published online: Feb 1, 2023
Published in print: Mar 1, 2023
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
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