Incorporating a compact proton therapy unit into an existing National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1001-1005

  Mansur, David B ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bragg peak; pediatric radiation oncology; proton beam; proton center; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAGG PEAK; CANCER CENTER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZING RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CHILD; ECONOMICS; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; HUMANS; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906718249     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: 17448328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2014.948857     Document Type: Review

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