Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities /

• Main Author: Nunes, Marcos d’Ávila (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Oncology.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Biomedical engineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book presents a comparison analysis of two cancer treatment therapies: carbon ion therapy and protontherapy. It is divided in 5 sections. The first ones gives the reader a brief history of Radiotherapy and types of radiation. In the second section, the techniques and equipments, including new o...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Equipments and Techniques
• Physical and Biological Rationale for using Ions in Therapy
• Modelling Heavy Ion Radiation Effects
• Clinical Experiences with C-Ion Therapy
• Appendix.