Charged particle radiotherapy at the Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center: Characteristics, technology and clinical results

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 151-163

  Abe, Mitsuyuki ^a,b,c  

^a HYOGO ION BEAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon ions; Charged particle radiotherapy; Clinical results; Protons

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548575233     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.83.151     Document Type: Review

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