NCI support for particle therapy: Past, present, future

Health Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 662-666

  Deye, James A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

National Cancer Institute; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; protons; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); RADIOTHERAPY; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867159721     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182609bb7     Document Type: Article

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