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The Impact of Neutrons in Clinical Proton Therapy
In proton therapy, high-energy proton beams cause the production of secondary neutrons. This leads to an unwanted dose contribution, which can be considerable for tissues outside of the target volume regarding the long-term health of cancer patients. Due to the high biological effectiveness of neutr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557501 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00235 |