Pion therapy
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Bell D, Campos A, Pion therapy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67533
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At the time the article was created Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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- Negatively-charged pi meson therapy
Pion therapy is a form of particle therapy employing pions. Pions, or to give them their full name, negatively-charged pi mesons (π-), are a type of meson. Pion therapy is not used as a treatment modality due to its great expense and lack of clinical efficacy 1,2.
References
- 1. Welsh JS. Basics of particle therapy: introduction to hadrons. (2008) American journal of clinical oncology. 31 (5): 493-5. doi:10.1097/COC.0b013e31816a6237 - Pubmed
- 2. Rong Y & Welsh J. Basics of Particle Therapy II Biologic and Dosimetric Aspects of Clinical Hadron Therapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2010;33(6):646-9. doi:10.1097/COC.0b013e3181cdf0fe - Pubmed
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