Proton therapy for paediatric CNS tumours — improving treatment-related outcomes

Vinai Gondi; Torunn I. Yock; Minesh P. Mehta

doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2016.70

Proton therapy for paediatric CNS tumours — improving treatment-related outcomes

Vinai Gondi, Torunn I. Yock, Minesh P. Mehta

Miami Cancer Institute

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Original language	American English
Journal	Nature Reviews Neurology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2016.70
State	Published - May 20 2016

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Radiology
Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery
Pathology
Medical Biophysics

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