Proton Beam Radiography in Tumor Detection

Proton Beam Radiography in Tumor Detection

Monoenergetic protons an highly sensitive to density variations and are capable of giving radiographs of very high contrast. As an initial step in exploring their diagnostic potential, protons with energies of 160 million electron volts are used in "contact radiography" on tumor-bearing hu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1973-03, Vol.179 (4076), p.913-914
Hauptverfasser: Steward, V. W., Koehler, A. M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Bone marrow
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cell nucleus
Cerebral hemispheres
Cytoplasm
Endothelial cells
Glioblastoma - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Protons
Radiography
Sinuses
Specimens
Technology, Radiologic
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Monoenergetic protons an highly sensitive to density variations and are capable of giving radiographs of very high contrast. As an initial step in exploring their diagnostic potential, protons with energies of 160 million electron volts are used in "contact radiography" on tumor-bearing human brain specimens. The proton radiographs are compared with x-radiographs taken under identical specimen conditions.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.179.4076.913