Accuracy of the Local Effect Model for the Prediction of Biologic Effects of Carbon Ion Beams In Vitro and In Vivo

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 866-872

  Elsässer, Thilo ^a   Krämer, Michael ^a   Scholz, Michael ^a  

^a Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon ions; Charged particle radiotherapy; Radiation tolerance; Rat spinal cord; Relative biologic effectiveness (RBE); Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

CARBON IONS; CHARGED PARTICLE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RAT SPINAL CORD; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS (RBE); TREATMENT PLANNING;

ION BEAMS;

CARBON;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; ION THERAPY; LOCAL EFFECT MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE;

ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44449155178     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.037     Document Type: Article

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