Protontherapy Versus Carbon Ion Therapy

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Informação do Produto

ISBN9783319367187
AutoresMarcos d’Avila Nunes
EditoraSpringer International Publishing AG
FormatoCapa mole
Número de páginas110
Data de Publicação22/10/2016
Preço (iva excl.)€ 137,64
Imposto€ 8,26
Preço (iva inc.)€ 145,90
Disponibilidade1 unidade em armazém externo

Descrição do Produto

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.