Optimization of synchrotron based ion beam therapy facilities for treatment time reduction, options and the MedAustron development roadmap

According to www.ptcog.ch, already more than 200 thousand patients worldwide have benefited from the superior physical dose distribution of proton beam therapy. Additionally more than 30 thousand patients have been treated worldwide with carbon beams, which also offer some biological advantages over photons and protons. The proton and ion therapy field is widely expanding thanks to the encouraging results of the past few decades [1 –7], with more than 40 new centers under construction and as many as another 28 under planning1 worldwide.
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research