Fractionation and therapeutic ratio with neutron therapy

Bulletin du Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 83, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 64s-67s

  Courdi, A ^a  

^a CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

fractionation; gain factor; linear quadratic model; neutrons; RBE; therapeutic ratio

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MODEL; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

EID: 0029776822     PISSN: 09244212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-4212(96)84887-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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