Particle therapy for cancers: A new weapon in radiation therapy

Frontiers of Medicine in China

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-172

  Jiang, Guo Liang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

cancer; carbon; particle therapy; proton; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ION; PROTON;

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

CARBON; HUMANS; IONS; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 84863437422     PISSN: 16737342     EISSN: 16737458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-012-0196-4     Document Type: Review

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