An interim assessment of the experience of fast neutron boost in glioblastomas, rectal and bronchus carcinomas in Orleans.
Neutron therapy started in Orleans in January 1981, after a period of radiobiological investigations [5,6]. Up to December 1984, 437 patients have been irradiated with neutron beams produced by 34 MeV protons on beryllium.
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005214:Fast Neutrons; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009502:Neutrons; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D011827:Radiation; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*