Heavy-ion reactions at the GSI darmstadt

Description of Heavy Ion Reactions at GSI Energies

We have investigated the connection between different forms of the nucleon-nucleon interaction, nuclear matter and heavy-ion reactions. In particular, the dilepton and σmeson production in the experiments FOPI and HADES at the GSI have been studied. In [1, 2] two microscopic models, UrQMD and QGSM, have been employed to study the formation of locally equilibrated hot and dense nuclear matter in...

Tumor Therapy with Heavy Ions at GSI Darmstadt

In comparison to conventional photon therapy heavy-ion beams offer favourable conditions for the treatment of deep-seated local tumors. The physical depth-dose distribution in tissue is characterized by a small entrance dose and a distinct maximum (Bragg peak) near the end of range with a sharp fall-off at the distal edge. The well-defined range and the small lateral beam spread make it possibl...

Heavy-Ion Therapy at GSI: Progress Report

In 2000 three Carbon beam blocks were used to treat 32 patients suffering from skull base tumors such as chordomas, chondrosarcomas, adenoid cystic carcinomas and other less frequent indications. Partially these ongoing clinical trials have reached phase II level. In total 73 patients have been treated within this experimental programme and the overwhelming part of treatments had a curative int...

The GSI heavy ion microbeam

Heavy Ion Tumor Therapy at GSI closed

These innovations have been the result of a long standing research and development in radiobiological and physical experiments, design and construction of a dedicated fast magnetic deflection system and its electronic control , treatment planning and accelerator developments. From the beginning of the pilot project all these innovations were available and used without any major restriction. Tre...