Protons to replace photons in external beam radiation therapy?

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Suit, H D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MODULATION; MORBIDITY; PARANASAL SINUS CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR; TARGET ORGAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0037304708     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0171     Document Type: Review

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