Abstract
The conceptual design for a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator suitable for charged particle therapy (the use of protons and other light ions to treat some forms of cancer) is described. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 030101 |
Journal | Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Mar 2013 |
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Establishing the UK’s first high-energy proton therapy service at the Christie Hospital Manchester and University College London Hospital.
Hywel Owen (Participant), Robert Appleby (Participant), Ranald Mackay (Participant), Karen Kirkby (Participant) & Roger Barlow (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic, Technological