Proton therapy physics (Second Edition)

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Physics in Nuclear Medicine Second Edition

James A. Sorenson, Ph.D. Director, Medical Physics Professor of Radiology Depat1meht of Radiology University of Utah Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah Michael E. Phelps, Ph.D. Jennifer Jones Simon Professor Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics Depat1ment of Radiological Sciences UCLA School of Medicine Chief, Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmen...

Proton beam therapy physics

Contrary to popular opinion, the concept of treating cancer using high energy beams of protons is not new. First conceived in 1946, following a period in which patients were treated only in laboratory facilities, the first hospital-based facility opened in 1990 at Loma Linda University Medical Center (United States). Currently there are 67 centres in operation, with a further 32 in the construc...

The physics of proton therapy.

The physics of proton therapy has advanced considerably since it was proposed in 1946. Today analytical equations and numerical simulation methods are available to predict and characterize many aspects of proton therapy. This article reviews the basic aspects of the physics of proton therapy, including proton interaction mechanisms, proton transport calculations, the determination of dose from ...