A Potential Renewed Use of Very Heavy Ions for Therapy: Neon Minibeam Radiation Therapy

A Potential Renewed Use of Very Heavy Ions for Therapy: Neon Minibeam Radiation Therapy

(1) Background: among all types of radiation, very heavy ions, such as Neon (Ne) or Argon (Ar), are the optimum candidates for hypoxic tumor treatments due to their reduced oxygen enhancement effect. However, their pioneering clinical use in the 1970s was halted due to severe side effects. The aim o...

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Main Authors: Yolanda Prezado, Ryochi Hirayama, Naruhiro Matsufuji, Taku Inaniwa, Immaculada Martínez-Rovira, Olivier Seksek, Annaïg Bertho, Sachiko Koike, Dalila Labiod, Frederic Pouzoulet, Laura Polledo, Nils Warfving, Aléthéa Liens, Judith Bergs, Takashi Shimokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
minibeam radiation therapy
heavy ion therapy
hypoxic tumors
normal tissue toxicity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/6/1356

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