Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy - Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

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 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Marcos d'Avila Nunes
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	110
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-18982-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	3-319-18982-4
Barcode:	9783319189826

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