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Quantification of the Relative Biological Effectiveness for Ion Beam Radiotherapy: Direct Experimental Comparison of Proton and Carbon Ion Beams and a Novel Approach for Treatment Planning

Thilo Elsässer, Wilma K. Weyrather, Thomas Friedrich, Marco Durante, Gheorghe Iancu, Michael Krämer, G. Kragl, Stephan Brons, Marcus Winter, Klaus‐Josef Weber,

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010 · 339 citations · 25 references

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Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) values for proton beam therapy

Harald Paganetti, Andrzej Niemierko, Marek Ancukiewicz et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2002 · 1.3K citations

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Biophysical characteristics of HIMAC clinical irradiation system for heavy-ion radiation therapy

Tatsuaki Kanai, Masahiro Endo, Shinichi Minohara et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1999 · 893 citations

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Heavy-ion tumor therapy: Physical and radiobiological benefits

D. Schardt, Thilo Elsässer, Daniela Schulz–Ertner · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2010 · 739 citations

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Treatment planning for heavy-ion radiotherapy: physical beam model and dose optimization

Martina Krämer, Oliver Jäkel, T. Haberer et al. · Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2000 · 489 citations · Full text

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Computation of cell survival in heavy ion beams for therapy

M. Scholz, Albrecht M. Kellerer, W. Kraft-Weyrather et al. · Radiation and Environmental Biophysics · 1997 · 463 citations

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