Radiotherapy by particle beams (hadrontherapy) of intracranial tumours: A survey on pathology

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Schiffer, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beam particles; Brain tumours; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; GLIOMA; HADRON; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PARTICLE RADIATION; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION BEAM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKULL BASE TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; IONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19444370158     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0376-y     Document Type: Review

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