Science and ethics of proton therapy

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 274-281

  Ogino, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Proton therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

CANCER CENTER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NEOPLASM; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84874305602     PISSN: 03850684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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