X-ray microbeams: Tumor therapy and cent
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F.A. Dilmanian; Y. Qu; S. Liu; C.D. Cool; J. Gilbert; J.F. Hainfeld; C.A. Kruse;
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Article
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2005
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Irradiation with parallel arrays of thin, planar slices of X-ray beams (microplanar beams, or microbeams) spares normal tissue, including the central nervous system (CNS), and preferentially damages tumors. The effects are mediated, at least in part, by the tissue's microvasculature that seems to ef