Physics and biomedical challenges of cancer therapy with accelerated heavy ions
Marco Durante, Jürgen Debus, Jay S. Loeffler
Topics & Concepts
Particle therapyProton therapyRadiation therapyIonCancer therapyProtonHeavy ionCarbon fibersRelative biological effectivenessMedical physicsPhysicsMedicineComputer scienceIrradiationNuclear physicsCancerSurgeryComposite numberInternal medicineQuantum mechanicsAlgorithmRadiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies