Relative biological effectiveness of carbon ions in a rat prostate carcinoma in vivo: Comparison of 1, 2, and 6 fractions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 450-455

  Karger, Christian P ^a   Peschke, Peter ^a   Scholz, Michael ^b   Huber, Peter E ^a,c   Debus, Jürgen ^c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS; RAT CONTROL; RATS; TUMORS; UROLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; LINEAR-QUADRATIC MODELS; LOCAL TUMOR CONTROL; METHODS AND MATERIALS; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SPREAD OUT BRAGG PEAKS; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY;

IONS;

CARBON ION; GSI; ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE ESCALATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; TUMOR RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; CELL HYPOXIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAVY ION RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RATS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880596584     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.01.019     Document Type: Article

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