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Title Particle Therapy using Proton and Ion Beams - From Basic Principles to Daily Operations and Future Concepts (1/3)
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Author(s) Peter, Andreas (speaker) (Head of Accelerator Operations, Heidelberg Ion Beam Theraps Centre (HIT), Germany)
Corporate author(s) CERN. Geneva
Imprint 2012-09-11. - Streaming video.
Series (Academic Training Lecture Regular Programme ; 2012-2013)
Lecture note on 2012-09-11T11:00:00
Subject category Academic Training Lecture Regular Programme
Abstract Part I: • An introduction about the historical developments of accelerators and their use for medical applications: tumour treatment from X-rays to particle therapy • Description of the underlying physics and biology of particle therapy; implications on the requirements for the needed beam parameters (energy, intensity, focus, beam structure) • Accelerator technology used for particle therapy so far: cyclotrons and synchrotrons • Particle therapy facilities worldwide: an overview and some examples in detail: PSI/Switzerland, Loma Linda/USA, HIMAC/Japan, HIT/Heidelberg, CNAO/Italy
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