Cancer Therapy with Protons at Paul Scherrer Institut

Author

Grossmann, Martin

Author_Institution

Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen

fYear

2007

fDate

April 29 2007-May 4 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

PSI has been actively involved in particle beam radiation therapy for many years. Conventional scattering technology has been used for eye tumors since 1981 with more than 4000 patients successfully treated. In 1996, PSI initiated the spot-scanning program for the treatment of deep seated tumors of various sizes with protons up to 220 MeV in a compact gantry. In 2006 a dedicated 250 MeV cyclotron for medical applications was commissioned and patient treatments restarted in 2007. Meanwhile a new Gantry 2 is being developed. It is based on double-parallel magnetic scanning and will make use of beam intensity modulation inside the cyclotron and of fast dynamic changes of the beam energy.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; eye; radiation therapy; tumours; Paul Scherrer Institut; beam intensity modulation; cancer therapy; cyclotron; deep seated tumors; double-parallel magnetic scanning; eye tumors; particle beam radiation therapy; spot-scanning program; Biomedical applications of radiation; Biomedical equipment; Cancer; Cyclotrons; Medical services; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Particle beams; Particle scattering; Protons; Biomedical Applications of Radiation; Control Systems; Protons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Real-Time Conference, 2007 15th IEEE-NPSS

Conference_Location

Batavia, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0866-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0867-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RTC.2007.4382765

Filename

4382765