Antiprotons for radiotherapy?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-232

  Hall, Eric J ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTON RADIOTHERAPY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GAMMA RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MESON; NEUTRON RADIATION; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 33845229244     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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