Protons and ions in the treatment of cancer; a systematic review of the literature;Protonen en ionen in de behandeling van kanker; systematisch literatuuroverzicht

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 150, Issue 44, 2006, Pages 2435-2441

  Pijls Johannesma, M C G ^a   De Ruysscher, D K M ^a   Dekker, A L A J ^a   Lambin, Ph ^a,b  

^a MAASTRO CLINIC   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHORDOMA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EYE TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ION THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON THERAPY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR;

CHORDOMA; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IONS; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751179881     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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