The clinical radiobiology of high LET radiotherapy with particular reference to proton radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Jones, B ^a   Dale, R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037304687     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0181     Document Type: Review

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