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Hadron accelerators for radiotherapy

Owen et al., 2014

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Document ID
4972581253008031580
Author
Owen H
MacKay R
Peach K
Smith S
Publication year
Publication venue
Contemporary Physics

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Over the last twenty years the treatment of cancer with protons and light nuclei such as carbon ions has moved from being the preserve of research laboratories into widespread clinical use. A number of choices now exist for the creation and delivery of these particles …
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