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LITERATURE REVIEW ON LINACs AND FFAGs FOR HADRON THERAPY

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A
Volume 26, Issue 10-11, Pages 1659-1689

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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X11053109

Keywords

Hadron therapy; particle therapy; proton therapy; carbon ion therapy; medical accelerators; linacs; FFAG

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The document summarizes the recent papers, presentations and other public information on Radio-Frequency (RF) Linear Accelerators (linacs) and Fixed-Field Alternating-Gradient (FFAG) accelerators for hadron therapy. The main focus is on technical aspects of these accelerators. This report intends to provide a general overview of the state-of-the-art in those accelerators which could be used in short and middle-term for treating cancer.

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