Proton beam therapy:

Cancer therapy is a multi-modality approach including surgery, systemic or targeted chemotherapy, radiation (external beam or radionuclide), and immunotherapy. Radiation is typically administered using external beam photon therapy. Proton therapy has been around for more than 60 years but was restri...

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1. Verfasser: Paganetti, Harald (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol IOP Publishing 2017
Schriftenreihe:Physics world discovery
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Zusammenfassung:Cancer therapy is a multi-modality approach including surgery, systemic or targeted chemotherapy, radiation (external beam or radionuclide), and immunotherapy. Radiation is typically administered using external beam photon therapy. Proton therapy has been around for more than 60 years but was restricted to research laboratories until the 1990s. Since then clinical proton therapy has been growing rapidly with currently more than 50 facilities worldwide. The interest in proton therapy stems from the physical properties of protons allowing for advanced dose sculpting around the target and sparing of healthy tissue. This review first evaluates the basics of proton therapy physics and technology and then outlines some of the current physical, biological, and clinical challenges. Solving these will ultimately determine whether proton therapy will continue on its path to becoming mainstream.
Beschreibung:Titelzusatz auf dem Umschlag: Harald Paganetti describes the use of proton beams in the treatment and management of cancer.
Beschreibung:1 Online Ressource (23 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780750313704
DOI:10.1088/978-0-7503-1370-4

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