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Design of a novel linear accelerator for carbon ion therapy

Hadron therapy has been first proposed in 1946 by Robert Wilson as an advanced form of radiotherapy. Hadrons, such as protons and light ions, release the largest part of their energy in a narrow space range, called Bragg peak, allowing to target the tumor cells more precisely than photon beams. Desp...

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Autor principal: Bencini, Vittorio
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2711219