Particle beams for cancer therapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Weyrather, W K ^a   Debus, J ^b  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b Radiologische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon ion radiotherapy; LET; Relative biological effectiveness; Treatment planning; Tumour conform irradiation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ION; PROTON;

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; PARTICLE RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0037306264     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0185     Document Type: Review

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