Potential advantages of protons over conventional radiation beams for paraspinal tumours

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-70

  Isacsson, Ulf ^a   Hagberg, Hans ^a,b   Johansson, Karl Axel ^b   Montelius, Anders ^a   Jung, Bo ^a   Glimelius, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conventional radiation beams; Paraspinal tumours; Protons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SARCOMA, EWING'S; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030761079     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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