Fast Neutrons and High-LET Particles in Cancer Therapy

Rita Engenhart-Cabillic

ISBN 10: 3642787762 / ISBN 13: 9783642787768

Published by Springer, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jan 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Fast neutron therapy was introduced in London in 1970. The book gives an overview of the developments of the past 28 years, assesses the results of fast neutron treatment, and reviews the compiled clinical data worldwide. The authors describe the radiobiological profile of the neutron beams and evaluate the neutron RBE for secondary cancer induction, they introduce heavy-ion therapy, which combines high physical selectivity with the biological advantages of high-LET radiation for some tumor types, and finally they describe the very recent developments in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). 236 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fast Neutrons and High-LET Particles in Cancer Therapy
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jan 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642787762
• ISBN 13: 9783642787768
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 13D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 365 grams

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Synopsis

Fast neutron therapy was introduced in London in 1970. The book gives an overview of the developments of the past 28 years, assesses the results of fast neutron treatment, and reviews the compiled clinical data worldwide. The authors describe the radiobiological profile of the neutron beams and evaluate the neutron RBE for secondary cancer induction, they introduce heavy-ion therapy, which combines high physical selectivity with the biological advantages of high-LET radiation for some tumor types, and finally they describe the very recent developments in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT).