Introduction to clinical radiation biology

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-24

  Willers, Henning ^a   Held, Kathryn D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REOXYGENATION; REVIEW; X RAY;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 33645411424     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2006.01.007     Document Type: Review

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