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High energy electron beams shaped with applied magnetic fields could provide a competitive and cost‐effective alternative to proton and heavy‐ion radiotherapy

dc.contributor.authorBecchetti, Frederick D.
dc.contributor.authorSisterson, Janet M.
dc.contributor.authorHendee, William R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-06T20:50:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-06T20:50:50Z
dc.date.issued2002-10
dc.identifier.citationBecchetti, Frederick D.; Sisterson, Janet M.; Hendee, William R. (2002). "High energy electron beams shaped with applied magnetic fields could provide a competitive and cost‐effective alternative to proton and heavy‐ion radiotherapy." Medical Physics 29(10): 2435-2437.
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135099
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
dc.subject.otherradiation therapy
dc.subject.otherEffects of ionizing radiation on biological systems
dc.subject.otherElectron beams
dc.subject.otherRadiation therapy
dc.subject.otherMagnetic fields
dc.subject.otherProtons
dc.subject.othermagnetic field effects
dc.subject.otherelectron beam applications
dc.titleHigh energy electron beams shaped with applied magnetic fields could provide a competitive and cost‐effective alternative to proton and heavy‐ion radiotherapy
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumPhysics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMassachusetts General Hospital, Northeast Proton Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135099/1/mp0453.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1118/1.1510453
dc.identifier.sourceMedical Physics
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