Helium ions for radiotherapy? Physical and biological verifications of a novel treatment modality

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Authors

Michael Krämer · GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Emanuele Scifoni · GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Christoph Schuy · GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Marta Rovituso · GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Walter Tinganelli · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics And Applications

Andreas Maier · GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Abstract

The authors presented a simple simulation model for therapeutical (4)He beams which they introduced in TRiP98, and which is validated experimentally by means of physical and biological dosimetries. Thus, it is now possible to perform detailed treatment planning studies with (4)He beams, either exclusively or in combination with other ion modalities.

Topics & Keywords

Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Radiation Effects in Electronics Nuclear Physics and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Medical Physics

Volume 43, Issue 4, pp. 1995-2004

DOI: 10.1118/1.4944593

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