Fractionation effects in particle radiotherapy: Implications for hypo-fractionation regimes

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5685-5700

  Carabe Fernandez, A ^a   Dale, R G ^b   Hopewell, J W ^c   Jones, B ^c   Paganetti, H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RAT; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICE; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RATS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 78149343911     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/19/005     Document Type: Article

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