Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network

The use of ionizing radiation as a treatment for cancer is nowadays well established, but the traditional radiotherapy, which employs very energetic photons (X-­‐‑rays), has several side effects. Some dose is deposited in healthy tissues so that the toxicity of the treatment is quite high. Hadronthe...

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Autores principales: Ballantine, A, Cirilli, M, Dixon-Altaber, H, Dosanjh, M, Greco, V
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2012
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1614471
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author Ballantine, A
Cirilli, M
Dixon-Altaber, H
Dosanjh, M
Greco, V
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Cirilli, M
Dixon-Altaber, H
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Greco, V
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description The use of ionizing radiation as a treatment for cancer is nowadays well established, but the traditional radiotherapy, which employs very energetic photons (X-­‐‑rays), has several side effects. Some dose is deposited in healthy tissues so that the toxicity of the treatment is quite high. Hadrontherapy is a new generation of radiotherapy, based on the use of charged particles (protons and ions), which can penetrate the tissue with liDle diffusion and deposit the maximum energy in a defined small area, so that important orgasn and healthy tissues can\nbe spared more easily .
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spelling cern-16144712019-09-30T06:29:59Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1614471engBallantine, ACirilli, MDixon-Altaber, HDosanjh, MGreco, VHadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT networkThe use of ionizing radiation as a treatment for cancer is nowadays well established, but the traditional radiotherapy, which employs very energetic photons (X-­‐‑rays), has several side effects. Some dose is deposited in healthy tissues so that the toxicity of the treatment is quite high. Hadrontherapy is a new generation of radiotherapy, based on the use of charged particles (protons and ions), which can penetrate the tissue with liDle diffusion and deposit the maximum energy in a defined small area, so that important orgasn and healthy tissues can\nbe spared more easily .Poster-2013-344oai:cds.cern.ch:16144712012-02-01
spellingShingle Ballantine, A
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Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network
title Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network
title_full Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network
title_fullStr Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network
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title_short Hadrontherapy: the ENLIGHT network
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