• DocumentCode
    1769456
  • Title

    Progress in laser-driven ion acceleration towards applications in radiotherapy

  • Author

    McKenna, P. ; Borghesi, M. ; Neely, David ; Najmudin, Zulfikar ; Zepf, M. ; Prise, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We will outline recent progress, in the UK ASAIL laser-ion acceleration programme, which aims to advance laser-driven ion beams to the point at which they will become a serious alternative to conventional accelerators for radiotherapy.
  • Keywords
    ion accelerators; ion beam applications; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; UK ASAIL laser-ion acceleration programme; laser-driven ion acceleration; laser-driven ion beam; radiotherapy accelerator; radiotherapy application; Acceleration; Cancer; Ion accelerators; Ion beams; Laser applications; Laser beams; Medical treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988341