The neutron therapy clinical programme at the National Accelerator Centre (NAC)

Bulletin du Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 83, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 87s-92s

  Stannard, C E ^a   Vernimmen, F J ^a   Jones, D T L ^a   Van Wijk, A L ^a   Brennan, S M ^a   Visser, A M ^a   Johnson, C A ^a   Wilson, J A G ^a   Murray, E A ^a   Levin, C V ^a   Mills, E E D ^a   Alberts, A ^a   Werner, I D ^a   Smit, B J ^a   Schmitt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

breast; head and neck; maxillary antrum; neutron therapy; salivary gland; soft tissue sarcoma; uterine sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL; UTERUS SARCOMA;

EID: 0029740705     PISSN: 09244212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-4212(96)84890-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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