Radiation therapy with fast neutrons: A review
(2007) 10th International Symposium on Radiation Physics — Location: Univ Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal) (17.September.2006)
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- Because of their biological effects fast neutrons are most effective in treating large, slow-growing tumours which are resistant to conventional X-radiation. Patients are treated typically 3-4 times per week for 4-5 weeks (sometimes in combination with X-radiation) for a variety of conditions such as carcinomas of the head and neck, salivary gland, paranasal sinus and breast; soft tissue, bone and uterine sarcomas and malignant melanomas. It is estimated that about 27,000 patients have undergone fast neutron therapy to date. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Jones, D. T. L., & Wambersie, A. (2007). Radiation therapy with fast neutrons: A review. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 580(1), 522-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.220 (Original work published 2007)