Produkt
KlappentextThis 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 ones in development such as Cyclinac , Laser and DWA, are described. The third section describes biophysical (such as stopping power and LET) and biological (such as RBE and OER) properties, the fundamental experiments and clinical area. The fourth section presents models and the fifth section compares both techniques, showing advantages and disadvantages of each, and their similarities.
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9783319189833
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatPDF
Format Hinweis1 - PDF Watermark
FormatE107
Erscheinungsjahr2015
Erscheinungsdatum03.08.2015
Auflage1st ed. 2015
Seiten110 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
IllustrationenXX, 110 p. 71 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Artikel-Nr.1791198
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Genre9200