Preclinical Biologic Assessment of Proton Beam Relative Biologic Effectiveness at Proton Therapy Center Houston

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 968-970

  Mason, Kathryn A ^a   Gillin, Michael T ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a   Cox, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Jejunum; Proton; RBE; Relative biologic effectiveness

Indexed keywords

JEJUNUM; PROTON THERAPY BEAMS; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS (RBE);

BIOASSAY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RATS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

PROTON BEAMS;

COBALT 60;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; JEJUNUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; JEJUNUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; PROTONS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TEXAS;

EID: 34447255908     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.03.051     Document Type: Article

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