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Proton beam therapy

Conventional radiation therapy directs photons (X-rays) and electrons at tumours with the intent of eradicating the neoplastic tissue while preserving adjacent normal tissue. Radiation-induced damage to healthy tissue and second malignancies are always a concern, however, when administering radiatio...

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Autores principales: Levin, W P, Kooy, H, Loeffler, J S, DeLaney, T F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2361650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16189526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602754