Gliomas pp 88-96 | Cite as

Heavy Ion (Proton) Radiography in Medical Diagnosis

  • W. V. Steward
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Part of the Recent Results in Cancer Research book series (RECENTCANCER, volume 51)

Abstract

In 1895 ROENTGEN discovered x-rays, and now, after nearly eighty years, we see how sophisticated and invaluable the technique of x-radiography has become in detection including the revealing of cerebral gliomas.

Keywords

Bragg Peak Argonne National Laboratory Surface Dose Cerebral Glioma Proton Radiography 
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