Characterization of neutron beams for boron neutron capture therapy: In-air radiobiological dosimetry

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-76

  Yamamoto, Tetsuya ^a   Matsumura, Akira ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi ^b   Kumada, Hiroaki ^b   Hori, Naohiko ^b   Torii, Yoshiya ^b   Shibata, Yasushi ^a   Nose, Tadao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CELL KILLING; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0038343835     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3012     Document Type: Article

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