Carbon ion radiotherapy: impact of tumor differentiation on local control in experimental prostate carcinomas

Carbon ion radiotherapy: impact of tumor differentiation on local control in experimental prostate carcinomas

Abstract Background To summarize the research activities of the “clinical research group heavy ion therapy”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG, KFO 214), on the impact of intrinsic tumor characteristics (grading, hypoxia) on local tumor control after carbon (12C-) ion- and photon irradia...

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Main Authors: Christin Glowa, Peter Peschke, Stephan Brons, Oliver C. Neels, Klaus Kopka, Jürgen Debus, Christian P. Karger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Carbon ion radiotherapy
Relative biological effectiveness (RBE)
Prostate tumor
Hypoxia imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0914-9

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