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- Presents a comparative analysis of two cancer treatments based on ion therapy
- Describes new equipments in development such as Cyclinac , Laser and DWA
- Special chapter on clinical experiences using the techniques
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Reviews
“As a cancer survivor and an academic physicist, the author clearly expresses his interest in helping other cancer patients by providing useful information, such as that regarding hadron therapy, for alleviating their suffering and pain. Students, residents, and even radiation oncologists, physicists, therapists, and engineers working in radiation therapy may find some of the material interesting and refreshing from this unique perspective.” (Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto-SP, Brazil
Marcos d’Ávila Nunes
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy
Book Subtitle: Advantages, Disadvantages and Similarities
Authors: Marcos d’Ávila Nunes
Series Title: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18983-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18982-6Published: 14 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36718-7Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18983-3Published: 03 August 2015
Series ISSN: 1618-7210
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5647
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 110
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical and Radiation Physics, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering