Heavy ion radiotherapy

Biotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-113

  Tsujii, Hirohiko ^a   Yanagi, Takeshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon ion radiotherapy; Dose distribution; Heavy charged particle; Heavy ion; High LET

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MORBIDITY; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 17644411027     PISSN: 09142223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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