4D treatment planning for scanned ion beams

<p>Abstract</p> <p>At Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) more than 330 patients have been treated with scanned carbon ion beams in a pilot project. To date, only stationary tumors have been treated. In the presence of motion, scanned ion beam therapy is not yet possible be...

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Main Authors: Rietzel Eike, Bert Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/2/1/24