ION-BEAMS FOR CANCER-TREATMENT - A PERSPECTIVE

Authors
CHU WT
Citation
Wt. Chu, ION-BEAMS FOR CANCER-TREATMENT - A PERSPECTIVE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 99(1-4), 1995, pp. 835-838
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
99
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
835 - 838
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1995)99:1-4<835:IFC-AP>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Clinical use of proton and light-ion beams for cancer treatment is bur geoning worldwide. Various accelerator types, including synchrotrons, cyclotrons, and linacs, will be used for hospital-based proton facilit ies dedicated to therapy. When compared with conventional radiotherapy , the proton modality turns out to be a viable option that is not only therapeutically superior but also more cost-effective. To achieve ful l potential of proton treatments, further technological developments s uch as in better tumor delineation and increased precision in treatmen t delivery are needed.