Fast neutron relative biological effects and implications for charged particle therapy

British Journal of Radiology

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

  Jones, Bleddyn ^a,b   Underwood, T S A ^a,b   Carabe Fernandez, A ^c   Timlin, C ^b   Dale, R G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; ION THERAPY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FAST NEUTRONS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 84858050182     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/67509851     Document Type: Article

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