Focused VHEE (very high energy electron) beams and dose delivery for radiotherapy applications

Abstract This paper presents the first demonstration of deeply penetrating dose delivery using focused very high energy electron (VHEE) beams using quadrupole magnets in Monte Carlo simulations. We show that the focal point is readily modified by linearly changing the quadrupole magnet strength only...

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Main Authors: L. Whitmore, R. I. Mackay, M. van Herk, J. K. Jones, R. M. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93276-8