The impact of protons on the incidence of second malignancies in radiotherapy by Eric J. Hall; 6, suppl. 31-34 2007

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 661-662

  Paganetti, Harald ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CYCLOTRON; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LETTER; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; SECOND CANCER; X RAY;

EID: 37549014932     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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