Comparison of optimized single and multifield irradiation plans of antiproton, proton and carbon ion beams

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-93

  Bassler, Niels ^a,b   Kantemiris, Ioannis ^c   Karaiskos, Pantelis ^d   Engelke, Julia ^b   Holzscheiter, Michael H ^e,f   Petersen, Jørgen B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c Nuclear and Particle Physics Section   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiproton therapy; Carbon ion therapy; Particle therapy; Proton therapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTON; CATION; ION; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTON THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESTRUCTION; HISTOGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARBON; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 77950335334     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.026     Document Type: Article

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