Accelerators, Gantries, Magnets and Imaging Systems for Particle Beam Therapy: Recent Status and Prospects for Improvement

The paper begins by emphasizing the clinical and commercial importance of proton or other charged particle such as carbon ion therapy, refers to the manufacturers of such systems of which more than 120 are installed or under construction worldwide by April 2021. A general review of charged particle...

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Main Authors: Edward W. Collings, Lanchun Lu, Nilendu Gupta, Mike D. Sumption
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.737837/full