A New Low-Energy Proton Irradiation Facility to Unveil the Mechanistic Basis of the Proton-Boron Capture Therapy Approach

Protontherapy (PT) is a fast-growing cancer therapy modality thanks to much-improved normal tissue sparing granted by the charged particles’ inverted dose-depth profile. Protons, however, exhibit a low biological effectiveness at clinically relevant energies. To enhance PT efficacy and counteract ca...

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Autori principali: Valerio Ricciardi, Pavel Bláha, Raffaele Buompane, Giuseppina Crescente, Giacomo Cuttone, Lucio Gialanella, Katarina Michaličková, Severina Pacifico, Giuseppe Porzio, Lorenzo Manti
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Serie:Applied Sciences
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Accesso online:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/11986