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Europhysics News
Volume 53, Number 3, 2022
Medical Physics
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| Page(s) | 16 - 19 | |
| Section | Features | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2022302 | |
| Published online | 04 July 2022 | |
Accelerators for health: From current to dream machines
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Irene Joliot Curie Laboratory - CNRS-IN2P3 University of Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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SEEIIST Association, Geneva, Switzerland
Any kind of sculpted particle beams from high-energy photons (X-rays and gamma rays), electrons, protons, neutrons to various atomic nuclei and more exotic species have been used to treat cancer. The development of a next generation of accelerators to face the challenges and issues of Particle Therapy is crucial. What are the most promising accelerator techniques, particles or dose delivery modes?
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