The risk of radiation-induced second cancers in the high to medium dose region: a comparison between passive and scanned proton therapy, IMRT and VMAT for pediatric patients with brain tumors

Author： Moteabbed Maryam   Yock Torunn I   Paganetti Harald  

Publisher： IOP Publishing

ISSN： 0031-9155

Source： Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol.59, Iss.12, 2014-06, pp. : 2883-2899

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