Published 1990
| Version v1
Book
Cancer therapy with 200 MeV protons at PSI. Development of a fast beam scanning method and future plans for an hospital based facility
Creators
- 1. Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
- 2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
Description
A new project for the treatment of deep seated cancers using proton beams has been started at PSI. The results of the first tests of the development of a fast beam scanning application technique (magnetic deflection of the focussed proton beam) performed in 1989 at PSI are summarized. The plans for the future construction of a beam line dedicated to proton therapy together with the new design of a very compact gantry are presented in the second part of the report. A very brief discussion on ideas and problems about a future hospital based facility for Switzerland is given. (author) 12 refs.; 3 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Editions Frontieres.
- Imprint Place
- Paris (France)
- ISBN
- 2-86332-090-4
- Imprint Title
- Particle Accelerator. Volume l
- Imprint Pagination
- 376 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 277-279.
Conference
- Title
- 2. European Particle Accelerator Conference.
- Dates
- 12-16 Jun 1990.
- Place
- Nice (France).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 23019497
- Subject category
- S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BEAM SCANNERS; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; LOCAL IRRADIATION; MEV RANGE 100-1000; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAM MONITORS; BEAMS; DISEASES; ENERGY RANGE; IRRADIATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; MEV RANGE; MONITORS; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLANNING; THERAPY