Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy: Advantages, Disadvantages And Similarities (biological And Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering)
by Marcos D'Ávila Nunes /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book presents a comparison analysis of two cancer treatment
therapies: carbon ion therapy and protontherapy. It is divided in
5 sections. The first ones gives the reader a brief history of
Radiotherapy and types of radiation. In the second section, the
techniques and equipments, including new ones in development such
as Cyclinac , Laser and DWA, are described. The third section
describes biophysical (such as stopping power and LET) and
biological (such as RBE and OER) properties, the fundamental
experiments and clinical area. The fourth section presents models
and the fifth section compares both techniques, showing
advantages and disadvantages of each, and their similarities.
This book presents a comparison analysis of two cancer treatment
therapies: carbon ion therapy and protontherapy. It is divided in
5 sections. The first ones gives the reader a brief history of
Radiotherapy and types of radiation. In the second section, the
techniques and equipments, including new ones in development such
as Cyclinac , Laser and DWA, are described. The third section
describes biophysical (such as stopping power and LET) and
biological (such as RBE and OER) properties, the fundamental
experiments and clinical area. The fourth section presents models
and the fifth section compares both techniques, showing
advantages and disadvantages of each, and their similarities.
