Effective radiotherapeutic treatment intensification in patients with pancreatic cancer: higher doses alone, higher RBE or both?
Abstract Pancreatic cancer, especially in case of locally advanced stage has a poor prognosis. Radiotherapy in general can lead to tumor volume reduction, but further improvements, such as ion beam therapy have to be promoted in order to enable dose escalation, which in turn results in better local...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0945-2 |