Ion beam cancer therapy: Fundamental aspects of the problem

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 266, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1623-1628

  Obolensky, O I ^a   Surdutovich, E ^b   Pshenichnov, I ^a,c   Mishustin, I ^a,d   Solov'yov, A V ^a   Greiner, W ^a  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^d KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; DNA damage; Dosimetry assessment; Energy loss; Heavy ion beam; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

DNA; ION BEAMS; ONCOLOGY; PLASMAS; TISSUE;

CANCER THERAPY; CARBON ION BEAMS; ELECTRON PLASMA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 43049157527     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.11.054     Document Type: Article

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