The relative biological effectiveness of proton and ion beams

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 276-285

  Jäkel, Oliver ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

heavy ions; protons; radiation therapy; RBE

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION; PROTON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DATA BASE; HUMAN; ION THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE;

CELL SURVIVAL; COSMIC RADIATION; EARTH (PLANET); HUMANS; IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 57249094019     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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