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Title:
Current and future accelerator technologies for charged particle therapy
Authors:
Owen, Hywel; Lomax, Antony; Jolly, Simon
Affiliation:
AA(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, UK 0000-0001-5028-2841), AB(Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland), AC(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, UK)
Publication:
Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, Volume 809, p. 96-104.
Publication Date:
02/2016
Origin:
ELSEVIER
Keywords:
Accelerator, Radiotherapy, Proton, Cyclotron, Synchrotron, Linac
Abstract Copyright:
(c) 2016 Elsevier B.V.
DOI:
10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.038
Bibliographic Code:
2016NIMPA.809...96O

Abstract

The past few years have seen significant developments both of the technologies available for proton and other charged particle therapies, and of the number and spread of therapy centres. In this review we give an overview of these technology developments, and outline the principal challenges and opportunities we see as important in the next decade. Notable amongst these is the ever-increasing use of superconductivity both in particle sources and for treatment delivery, which is likely to greatly increase the accessibility of charged particle therapy treatments to hospital centres worldwide.
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