Fast Neutrons and High-LET Particles in Cancer Therapy

Rita Engenhart-Cabillic (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3642787762 / ISBN 13: 9783642787768

Published by Springer, 2012

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Fast Neutrons and High-LET Particles in Cancer Therapy | Rita Engenhart-Cabillic (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xiii | Englisch | 2012 | Springer | EAN 9783642787768 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fast Neutrons and High-LET Particles in Cancer Therapy
• Publisher: Springer
• 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
• Seller catalogs:
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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).