Research needed for improving heavy-ion therapy

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kraft, G ^a   Kraft, S D ^b  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS;

ACTIVE BEAMS; BEAM THERAPIES; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; CLINICAL USE; HEAVY-ION BEAMS; HEAVY-ION THERAPIES; NOVEL TECHNIQUES;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 63049099265     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/2/025001     Document Type: Article

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