title: Potential clinical gain of proton (and heavy ion) beams for brain tumors in children.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiation Therapy, Catholic University of Louvain, University Clinics St. Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wambersie
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gregroire
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brucher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007477:Ions; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D011522:Protons; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D011522:Protons