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Acta Oncologica Volume 42, 2003 - Issue 2
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Original Paper

The Potential of Proton and Light Ion Beams in Radiotherapy

Ingela Turesson Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Karl-Axel Johansson Department of Radiation Physics, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Sören Mattsson Department of Radiation Physics, Mälmo University Hospital, Mälmo, SwedenCorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
Pages 107-114 | Received 30 Nov 2002, Accepted 15 Jan 2003, Published online: 04 May 2011
 
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Abstract

In an investigation by the Swedish Cancer Society, the present status, critical issues and future aspects and potentials were described by an expert group for each of nine major areas of radiation therapy research. The present report deals with the potential of proton and light ion beams in radiotherapy.

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