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- Title
The impact of IMRT and proton radiotherapy on secondary cancer incidence.
- Authors
Schneider, Uwe; Lomax, Antony; Pemler, Peter; Besserer, Jürgen; Ross, Dieter; Lombriser, Norbert; Kaser-Hotz, Barbara
- Abstract
There is concern about the increase of radiation-induced malignancies with the application of modern radiation treatment techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and proton radiotherapy. Therefore, X-ray scatter and neutron radiation as well as the impact of the primary dose distribution on secondary cancer incidence are analyzed.
- Publication
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2006, Vol 182, Issue 11, p647
- ISSN
0179-7158
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00066-006-1534-8