TY - JOUR AU - Isozaki, Yuka AU - Takiyama, Hirotoshi AU - Bhattacharyya, Tapesh AU - Ebner, Daniel AU - Kasuya, Goro AU - Makishima, Hirokazu AU - Tsuji, Hiroshi AU - Kamada, Tadashi AU - Yamada, Shigeru PY - 2019 TI - Heavy charged particles for gastrointestinal cancers JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology; Vol 11, No 1 (February 19, 2020): Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers) Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Carbon ion beams constitute the primary delivery method of heavy ion radiotherapy. It offers improved dose distribution, and enables concentration of dose within target volumes with minimal extraneous exposure of normal tissue, while delivering superior biological effect in comparison with photon and proton technologies. Here, we review the application of this technology to various gastrointestinal cancers. UR - https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/28522