The role of high-LET radiotherapy compared to conformal photon radiotherapy in adenoid cystic carcinoma

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 175, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 63-65

  Debus, Jürgen ^a,d   Engenhart Cabillic, Rita ^b   Kraft, Gerhard ^c   Wannenmacher, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^d Radiologische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

High LET radiotherapy; Ion beam; Protons; Skull base; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0032738812     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03038891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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