Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy

The conceptual design for a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator suitable for charged particle therapy (the use of protons and other light ions to treat some forms of cancer) is described. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org...

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Main Authors: Peach, K, Aslaninejad, M, Barlow, R, Beard, C, Bliss, N, Cobb, J, Easton, M, Edgecock, T, Fenning, R, Gardner, I, Hill, M, Owen, H, Johnstone, C, Jones, B, Jones, T, Kelliher, D, Khan, A, Machida, S, McIntosh, P, Pattalwar, S, Pasternak, J, Pozimski, J, Prior, C, Rochford, J, Rogers, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013