The South African National Accelerator Centre: Particle therapy and isotope production programmes

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 571-578

  Jones, D T L ^a   Mills, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; HOSPITALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PARTICLE THERAPY; RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION; SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ACCELERATOR CENTRE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ISOTOPE; RADIOISOTOPE;

BEAM THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICLE RADIATION; RADIOSURGERY; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0032101432     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00204-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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