The potential impact of relative biological effectiveness uncertainty on charged particle treatment prescriptions

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2011, Pages

  Jones, Bleddyn ^a   Underwood, T S A ^a   Dale, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RELIABILITY;

HEAVY IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84858040160     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/36792876     Document Type: Article

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