Considerations in identifying optimal particles for radiation medicine

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Slater, James M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Heavy charged particle; Proton; Radiotherapy; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARBON; COBALT 60; HELIUM; NEON; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTON; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON;

BARYON; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; GAMMA RADIATION; HADRON; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEPTON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW; SYNCHROTRON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; X RAY;

EID: 33645993603     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460600500201     Document Type: Review

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