Dose-dependent biological damage of tumour cells by laser-accelerated proton beams

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kraft, S D ^a   Richter, C ^a,b   Zeil, K ^a   Baumann, M ^b   Beyreuther, E ^a   Bock, S ^a   Bussmann, M ^a   Cowan, T E ^a   Dammene, Y ^a,b   Enghardt, W ^a,b   Heibig, U ^a   Karsch, L ^b   Kluge, T ^a   Laschinsky, L ^b   Lessmann, E ^a   Metzkes, J ^a   Naumburger, D ^b   Sauerbrey, R ^a   Schurer M ^b   Sobiella, M ^a   Woithe, J ^b   Schramm, U ^a   Pawelke, J ^a,b   more..

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

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM TRANSPORT; DOSE-DEPENDENT; FILTERING SYSTEMS; IN-CELL; IN-VITRO; LASER-ACCELERATED PROTON BEAMS; LASER-PLASMA ACCELERATOR; PROTON SPECTRA; RADIATION-INDUCED DAMAGES; RADIOBIOLOGICAL STUDY; TUMOUR CELLS;

BIOINFORMATICS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; TUMORS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77956601717     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/8/085003     Document Type: Article

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