Prospects For and Progress Towards Laser-Driven Particle Therapy Accelerators

Journal Article · Thu Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3520419· OSTI ID:21428864

Cowan, T E; Schramm, U; Burris-Mog, T; Fiedler, F; Kraft, S D; Zeil, K; Bussmann, M; Gaillard, S; Herrmannsdoerfer, T; Kluge, T; Schmidt, B; Sobiella, M; Sauerbrey, R ^[1]; Baumann, M ^[2]; Enghardt, W; Pawelke, J ^[2]; Flippo, K ^[3]; Harres, K; Nuernberg, F; Roth, M ^[4]

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1. Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, POB 510119, D-01314 Dresden (Germany)
2. OncoRay- Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, D-01307 Dresden (Germany)
3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, POB 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
4. Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt (Germany)

Recent advances in laser-ion acceleration have motivated research towards laser-driven compact accelerators for medical therapy. Realizing laser-ion acceleration for medical therapy will require adapting the medical requirements to the foreseeable laser constraints, as well as advances in laser-acceleration physics, beam manipulation and delivery, real-time dosimetry, treatment planning and translational research into a clinical setting.

• OSTI ID: 21428864
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1299, Issue 1; Conference: 14. advanced accelerator concepts workshop, Annapolis, MD (United States), 13-19 Jun 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3520419; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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