The elemental composition of tumors: Kerma data for neutrons

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1241-1244

  Maughan, Richard L ^a   Chuba, Paul J ^a   Porter, Arthur T ^a   Ben Josef, Edgar ^a   Lucas, David R ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental composition; Neutron kerma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; NEUTRONS;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMATA; COMBUSTION ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY RANGES; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; OXYGEN CONTENT; SQUAMOUS CELL LUNG CARCINOMATA; TUMOR SAMPLES;

TUMORS;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COMBUSTION; DOSIMETRY; MELANOMA; NEUTRON; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SARCOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR;

EID: 0030812059     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598144     Document Type: Article

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