Treatment planning for heavy-ion radiotherapy: Calculation and optimization of biologically effective dose

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3319-3330

  Kramer, M ^a   Scholz, M ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GERMANY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; IONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033747685     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/11/314     Document Type: Article

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