Published 1989
| Version v1
Book
Heavy particles in radiotherapy
Creators
- 1. Dept. of Human Oncology, Univ. of Wisconsin, Clinical Cancer Center, Madison, WI (USA)
Description
This paper discusses the importance of being able to have individual test of RBE (radiosensitivity) and/or of hypoxia in human tumors, so that a selection could be made of those patients most likely to benefit from high LET radiotherapy. According to the author, this would transform the present uncertain position about the value of high LET radiation. The tests being developed are described
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (USA)
- ISBN
- 0-444-81099-4
- Imprint Title
- The biological basis of radiotherapy. Second edition
- Imprint Pagination
- 322 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 249-266.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21087395
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANOXIA; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IONS; LET; PROTONS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR CELLS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL CELLS; BARYONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; MEDICINE; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; THERAPY