Published October 1993 | Version v1
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Heavy ion therapy: Bevalac epoch

Description

An overview of heavy ion therapy at the Bevelac complex (SuperHILac linear accelerator + Bevatron) is given. Treatment planning, clinical results with helium ions on the skull base and uveal melanoma, clinical results with high-LET charged particles, neon radiotherapy of prostate cancer, heavy charged particle irradiation for unfavorable soft tissue sarcoma, preliminary results in heavy charged particle irradiation of bone sarcoma, and irradiation of bile duct carcinoma with charged particles and-or photons are all covered

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Also available from OSTI as DE94011904; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
LBL--35418

Conference

Title
Symposium on hadron therapy.
Dates
18-21 Oct 1993.
Place
Como (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25064097
Subject category
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Quality check status
Yes
Descriptors DEI
BEVALAC; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY; LET; MELANOMAS; NEOPLASMS; PERFORMANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; SARCOMAS;
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; CARCINOMAS; DISEASES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHELIOMAS; MEDICINE; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; THERAPY; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS;

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