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Title: Imaging particle beams for cancer treatment

Abstract

Proton and carbon-ion radiotherapy are powerful tools for killing tumor cells, but only if the particles deposit their energy where they’re supposed to.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22482506
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics Today
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 68; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CARBON IONS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR CELLS

Citation Formats

Polf, Jerimy C., and Parodi, Katia. Imaging particle beams for cancer treatment. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/PT.3.2945.
Polf, Jerimy C., & Parodi, Katia. Imaging particle beams for cancer treatment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2945
Polf, Jerimy C., and Parodi, Katia. 2015. "Imaging particle beams for cancer treatment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2945.
@article{osti_22482506,
title = {Imaging particle beams for cancer treatment},
author = {Polf, Jerimy C. and Parodi, Katia},
abstractNote = {Proton and carbon-ion radiotherapy are powerful tools for killing tumor cells, but only if the particles deposit their energy where they’re supposed to.},
doi = {10.1063/PT.3.2945},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22482506}, journal = {Physics Today},
issn = {0031-9228},
number = 10,
volume = 68,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}