Flash Radiotherapy: Innovative Cancer Treatment

Flash radiotherapy (Flash-RT) is an innovative technique used in radiotherapy for cancer treatment because it delivers an extremely high dose of radiation (>40 Gy/s) to the tumour in a very short period of time, typically within a fraction of a second. This ultra-fast delivery of radiation distin...

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Main Authors: James C. L. Chow, Harry E. Ruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Encyclopedia
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/3/3/58