Effects of charged particles on human tumor cells

The use of charged particle therapy in cancer treatment is growing rapidly, in large part because the exquisite dose localization of charged particles allows for higher radiation doses to be given to tumor tissue while normal tissues are exposed to lower doses and decreased volumes of normal tissues...

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Main Authors: Kathryn D Held, Hidemasa eKawamura, Takuya eKaminuma, Athena Evalour S. Paz, Yukari eYoshida, Qi eLiu, Henning eWillers, Akihisa eTakahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00023/full