BEAM-OPTICS STUDY OF THE GANTRY BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LIGHT-ION CANCER-THERAPY

Authors
PAVLOVIC M
Citation
M. Pavlovic, BEAM-OPTICS STUDY OF THE GANTRY BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LIGHT-ION CANCER-THERAPY, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 399(2-3), 1997, pp. 439-454
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
399
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
439 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1997)399:2-3<439:BSOTGB>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Beams of light ions (Z = 1-8) have favourable physical and biological properties for their use in radiotherapy. Their advantages are best pr onounced if the beam is delivered in a tumour-shape conformed way. The highest degree of conformity could be achieved by combination of a ro tating gantry with an active pencil-beam scanning. Ion-optics consider ations on such a gantry beam delivery system for light-ion cancer ther apy are presented. A low-angle magnetic beam scanning in two perpendic ular directions is included in the beam transport system of the gantry . The optical properties of the beam transport system are discussed.