Neon heavy charged particle radiotherapy of glioblastoma of the brain

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-261

  Castro, Joseph R ^a   Phillips, Theodore L ^b   Prados, Michael ^b   Gutin, Philip ^b   Larson, David A ^b   Petti, Paula L ^b   Daftari, Inder K ^b   Collier, John M ^b   Lillis Hearne, Patricia ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Neon heavy charged particles; Neutron capture therapy

Indexed keywords

NEON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEON;

EID: 0030854927     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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