Development of Laser-Driven Proton Beam Therapy
Leonhard Karsch,Elke Beyreuther,Wolfgang Enghardt,Malte Gotz,T. Hermannsdörfer,Mechthild Krause,U. Masood,Jörg Pawelke,Roland Sauerbrey,Ulrich Schramm,Michael Schürer,Michael Baumann +11 more
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LAP therapy is a promising alternative, yet require substantial development with a clinical prototype in some years, according to an ongoing joint translational research project in Germany aiming to establish LAP therapy.About:
This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2016-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Proton therapy & Dose profile.read more
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Novel Approach to Utilize Proton Beams from High Power Laser Accelerators for Therapy
Umar Masood,Michael H. Baumann,Thomas E. Cowan,Wolfgang Enghardt,Thomas Herrmannsdoerfer,K. M. Hofmann,Leonhard Karsch,Florian Kroll,Jörg Pawelke,Ulrich Schramm,Michael Schürer,Jan J. Wilkens +11 more
TL;DR: A compact beamline solution including energy selection and divergence control, and a new beam scanning and dose delivery system with specialized 3D treatment planning system for laser-driven proton beams, which can provide high quality clinical treatment plans.
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Novel Approach to Utilize Proton Beams from High Power Laser Accelerators for Therapy
Umar Masood,Michael H. Baumann,Thomas E. Cowan,Wolfgang Enghardt,Thomas Herrmannsdoerfer,K. M. Hofmann,Leonhard Karsch,Florian Kroll,Jörg Pawelke,Ulrich Schramm,Michael Schürer,Jan J. Wilkens +11 more
TL;DR: A compact beamline solution including energy selection and divergence control, and a new beam scanning and dose delivery system with specialized 3D treatment planning system for laser-driven proton beams, which can provide high quality clinical treatment plans.
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