Dose-averaged linear energy transfer per se does not correlate with late rectal complications in carbon-ion radiotherapy
Noriyuki Okonogi, Shinnosuke Matsumoto, Mai Fukahori, Wataru Furuichi, Taku Inaniwa, Naruhiro Matsufuji, Reiko Imai, Shigeru Yamada, Nobuyuki Kanematsu, Hiroshi Tsuji
Topics & Concepts
Linear energy transferRelative biological effectivenessMedicineColorectal cancerRadiation therapyRectumCarbon Ion RadiotherapyInternal medicineNuclear medicineCancerIrradiationPhysicsNuclear physicsRadiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments