Radiotherapy With Protons And Ion Beams

Journal Article · Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3428943· OSTI ID:21367260

Jaekel, Oliver ^[1]

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1. Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 450, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

The use of proton and ion beams has been proposed more than 60 years ago in 1946 by Robert Wilson. In 1955 the first patients were treated with proton beams in Berkeley. Since then radiotherapy with proton and ion beams has constantly been developed at research centers. Within the last decade, however, a considerable number of hospital based facilities came into operation. In this paper an overview over the basic physical and biological properties of proton and ion beams is given. The basic accelerator concepts are outlined and the design of treatment facilities is described. Then the medical physics aspects of the beam delivery, dosimetry and treatment planning are discussed before the clinical concepts are briefly reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 21367260
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1231, Issue 1; Conference: LA RABIDA 2009: International scientific meeting on nuclear physics: Basic concepts in nuclear physics - Theory, experiments and applications, La Rabida (Spain), 4-10 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3428943; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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OPERATION
PATIENTS
PLANNING
PROTON BEAMS
PROTONS
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CALCULATION METHODS
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ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
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MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
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