Progress report, September 1, 1972--February 28, 1973 on the research projects: calculations for cancer radiotherapy with negative charged pions and a comparative study of the use of photons, neutrons, protons, negatively charged pions, and heavy ions in cancer radiotherapy.

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4568670· OSTI ID:4568670

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-27-022713
• OSTI ID: 4568670
• Report Number(s): ORNL-TM-4159
• Resource Relation: Other Information: UNCL. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-73
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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N48510* -Life Sciences-Radiation Effects on Animals-Man
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
NEOPLASMS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PATIENTS
PIONS MINUS
PROTONS
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIOTHERAPY
TISSUES
NEUTRONS/effects on human tissues
comparison of RBE with
MESONS ($pi$$sup -$)/effects on human tissues
comparison of RBE with
PROTONS/effects on human tissues
comparison of RBE with
NEUTRONS/dose distribution for therapy
computer calculations of range and stopping power for
PROTONS/dose distribution for therapy
computer calculations of range and stopping power for
MESONS ($pi$$sup -$)/dose distribution for therapy
computer calculations of range and stopping power for
RADIOTHERAPY/radiation dose distribution parameters of negative pions, neutrons, and protons for, computer calculations of range and stopping power for evaluation of