High energy electron beams shaped with applied magnetic fields could provide a competitive and cost-effective alternative to proton and heavy-ion radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2435-2437

  Becchetti, Frederick D ^a   Sisterson, Janet M ^b   Hendee, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; COST EFFECTIVE; HEAVY ION RADIOTHERAPY; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS;

HEAVY IONS;

HEAVY ION; PROTON;

BEAM THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON BEAM; HEAVY ION RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036799949     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1510453     Document Type: Short Survey

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