METHOD

Feasibility of using 6 MV photon beams in contrast-enhanced radiotherapy

Vorobyeva ES1, Lipengolts AA1,2,3, Cherepanov AA2, Grigorieva EYu2, Nechkina IN2, Kalygina NS2, Sokovikov AV4, Kulakov VN1, Sheino IN1
About authors

1 Laboratory of radiotherapy methods and technologies, Department of Medical Radiation Technologies,
A. I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia

2 Laboratory of radionuclide and radiation technologies in experimental oncology, Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Radiology,
N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Moscow, Russia

3 National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow

4 MedService Ltd., Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alexey A. Lipengolts
Kashirskoe shosse, d. 24, Moscow, Russia, 115478; ur.liam@stlognepil

About paper

All authors' contribution to this work is equal: selection and analysis of literature, research planning, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, drafting of a manuscript, editing.

Received: 2017-08-25 Accepted: 2017-08-30 Published online: 2017-10-31
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