Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy
The conceptual design for a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator suitable for charged particle therapy (the use of protons and other light ions to treat some forms of cancer) is described.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2013-03-01
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Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.030101 |