New Developments in Proton Therapy Systems

Journal Article · Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3204549· OSTI ID:21344335

Charlie Ma, C -M ^[1]

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1. Radiation Oncology Department, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (United States)

Proton beams can provide better dose conformity to the treatment target compared to commonly used photon and electron beams allowing for dose escalation and/or hypofractionation to increase local tumor control, reduce normal tissue complications and/or treatment time/cost. This paper reviews three novel proton accelerator designs that aim at cost-effective solutions for widespread applications of advanced particle therapy. The basic concepts, the system designs and the potential clinical applications are discussed in detail for superconductor accelerators, dielectric wall accelerators and laser-particle accelerators.

• OSTI ID: 21344335
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1153, Issue 1; Conference: 2. international symposium on laser-driven relativistic plasmas applied to science, industry and medicine, Kyoto (Japan), 19-23 Jan 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3204549; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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