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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00235/full |