Treatment of meningioma and glioma with protons and carbon ions

Abstract The rapid rise of particle therapy across the world necessitates evidence to justify its ever-increasing utilization. This narrative review summarizes the current status of these technologies on treatment of both meningiomas and gliomas, the most common benign and malignant primary brain tu...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Adeberg, Semi B. Harrabi, Vivek Verma, Denise Bernhardt, Nicole Grau, Jürgen Debus, Stefan Rieken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0924-7