Invited ta Accelerator Ph 2, 2004. Correspond E-mail addr Work suppo contract numbe Support by gratefully ackno cations of parallel computational methods to charged-particle beam dynamics A. Kabel , Y. Cai, M. Dohlus, T. Sen, R. Uplenchwar Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germ...

After the historical background concerning the pressure of light, we derive the quantum field theory force of the laser radiation acting on electron. Numerically, we determine the velocity of an electron accelerated by laser beam, after acceleration time ∆t = 1s. 1 Why laser acceleration ? The problem of acceleration of charged particles by the laser field is, at present time, one of the most p...

Radiation therapy using high-energy charged particles is generally acknowledged as a powerful new technique in cancer treatment. However, particle therapy in oncology is still controversial, specifically because it is unclear whether the putative clinical advantages justify the high additional costs. However, particle therapy can find important applications in the management of noncancer diseas...

I review the prospects for future progress in accelerator-based particle physics