Feasibility study for a biomedical experimental facility based on LEIR at CERN

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Abler, Daniel ^a,b   Garonna, Adriano ^a   Carli, Christian ^a   Dosanjh, Manjit ^a   Peach, Ken ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dosimetry; hadrontherapy; imaging; ion beam therapy; radiobiology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EXTRACTION; ION BEAMS; IONS;

BEAM-LINES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HADRON THERAPY; ION BEAM THERAPIES; PRE-CLINICAL; RADIOBIOLOGICAL MECHANISM; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 84880221380     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrt056     Document Type: Article

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