Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Purpose: The main advantages of charged particle radiotherapy compared to conventional X-ray external beam radiotherapy are a better tumor conformality coupled with the capability of treating deep-seated radio-resistant tumors. This work investigates the possibility to use oxygen beams for hadron th...

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Main Authors: C K Ying, David Bolst, Anatoly Rosenfeld, Susanna Guatelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:
carbon ions
charged particle therapy
geant 4
monte carlo simulation
oxygen ions
Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2019;volume=44;issue=4;spage=263;epage=269;aulast=Ying

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