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Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy - Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015) Loot Price: R2,233
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Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy - Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the...

Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy - Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)

Marcos d'Avila Nunes

Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering

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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.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Release date: October 2016
First published: 2015
Authors: Marcos d'Avila Nunes
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 110
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-36718-7
Categories: Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Medical physics
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN: 3-319-36718-8
Barcode: 9783319367187

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