Some recent trends and progress in the physics and biophysics of neutron capture therapy

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-127

  Nigg, David W ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ONCOLOGY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EPITHERMAL-NEUTRON BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033164466     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(99)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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