Paving the Road for Modern Particle Therapy – What can we Learn from the experience gained with Fast Neutron Therapy in Munich?

Paving the Road for Modern Particle Therapy – What can we Learn from the experience gained with Fast Neutron Therapy in Munich?

While neutron therapy was a highly topical subject in the 70’s and 80’s, today there are only a few remaining facilities offering fast neutron therapy. Nevertheless, up to today more than 30,000 patients were treated with neutron therapy. For some indications like salivary gland tumors and malignant...

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Main Authors: Hanno Martin Specht, Teresa eNeff, Waltraud eReuschel, Franz Michael Wagner, Severin eKampfer, Jan Jakob Wilkens, Winfried ePetry, Stephanie E Combs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Fast Neutrons
RBE
High-LET radiation
Fast neutron therapy
Reactor Neutrons
Adenoidcystic carcinoma
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00262/full

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