Applications of proton radiation to cancer therapy. Quarterly report 1 Jan-31 Mar 1973
Technical Report
·
OSTI ID:7141530
The preparation of the Harvard 160 Mv synchrocyclotron for general cancer therapy is discussed. The following projects are briefly described: Construction of a collimator with a 30 cm. aperture for the proton beam; methods to provide a uniform proton flux over a 30 cm. diameter circle; design of a method to produce a vertical beam; work on a computer program for calculation and graphic presentation of isodose distributions; dose measurements in a water tank phantom; and treatment planning. Possible applications of proton radiography to medical diagnosis are being investigated. Application of this technique to the visualization of cerebral vascular lesions and to tissue density measurements is discussed. (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7141530
- Report Number(s):
- PB-246095; PR-73/1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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