Carbon-ion radiotherapy: Clinical aspects and related dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Fukumura, A ^a   Tsujii, H ^a   Kamada, T ^a   Baba, M ^a   Tsuji, H ^a   Kato, H ^a   Kato, S ^a   Yamada, S ^a   Yasuda, S ^a   Yanagi, T ^a   Hara, R ^a   Yamamoto, N ^a   Mizoe, J ^a   Akahane, K ^a   Fukuda, S ^a   Furusawa, Y ^a   Iwata, Y ^a   Kanai, T ^a   Kanematsu, N ^a   Kitagawa, A ^a   Matsufuji, N ^a   Minohara, S ^a   Miyahara, N ^a   Mizuno, H ^a   Murakami, T ^a   Nishizawa, K ^a   Noda, K ^a   Takada, E ^a   Yonai, S ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIENCE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; ION THERAPY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; NEUTRON; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENT CANCER; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; UTERUS CANCER;

CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 70450182286     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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