Novel Technologies in Charged Particle Therapy
Charged Particle Therapy (the use of protons and other light ions such as carbon to treat certain forms of cancer) is experiencing a rapid expansion in many parts of the world, and there are now more than 30 such centres operating in hospitals. The current technologies available use cyclotrons and s...
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| description | Charged Particle Therapy (the use of protons and other light ions such as carbon to treat certain forms of cancer) is experiencing a rapid expansion in many parts of the world, and there are now more than 30 such centres operating in hospitals. The current technologies available use cyclotrons and synchrotrons to deliver the dose to the cancer. While each of these technologies is mature, and capable of treating cancer successfully, there is always room for improvement in technique, to reduce costs, increase throughput and availability and improve outcomes. This talk will discuss some recent development, using both traditional and laser-based accelerator techniques. © 2011 SPIE. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f7926be2-bcb1-4f61-aad2-1e52856f885a2022-03-27T12:43:39ZNovel Technologies in Charged Particle TherapyConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:f7926be2-bcb1-4f61-aad2-1e52856f885aSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Peach, KCharged Particle Therapy (the use of protons and other light ions such as carbon to treat certain forms of cancer) is experiencing a rapid expansion in many parts of the world, and there are now more than 30 such centres operating in hospitals. The current technologies available use cyclotrons and synchrotrons to deliver the dose to the cancer. While each of these technologies is mature, and capable of treating cancer successfully, there is always room for improvement in technique, to reduce costs, increase throughput and availability and improve outcomes. This talk will discuss some recent development, using both traditional and laser-based accelerator techniques. © 2011 SPIE. |
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