Instrumentation in medical systems

Author

Chu, W.T.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1995

fDate

1-5 May 1995

Firstpage

2394

Abstract

The demand for clinical use of accelerated heavy charged particle (proton and light-ion) beams for cancer treatment is now burgeoning worldwide. Clinical trials are underway at more than a dozen accelerators. Several hospital-based accelerator facilities dedicated to radiation treatment of human cancer have been constructed, and their number is growing. Many instruments in medical systems have been developed for modifying extracted particle beams for clinical application, monitoring the delivery of the treatment beams, and controlling the treatment processes to ensure patient safety. These in turn demand new developments of instruments in controlling beam extraction, beam tuning, and beam transportation at the medical systems

Keywords

beam handling techniques; particle beam extraction; patient treatment; beam extraction control; beam transportation; beam tuning; cancer treatment; clinical accelerated heavy charged particle beams; extracted particle beams; human cancer; instrumentation; light-ion beams; medical systems; patient safety; proton beams; radiation treatment; Acceleration; Cancer; Clinical trials; Control systems; Instruments; Medical control systems; Medical treatment; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Proton accelerators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2934-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1995.505562

Filename

505562