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The proton therapy system for the NPTC: equipment description and progress report

Jongen et al., 1996

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12394229967163091741
Author
Jongen Y
Laycock S
Abs M
Amelia J
Beeckman W
Kleeven W
Ladeuze M
Lannoye G
Leyman D
Poreye V
Vandeplassche D
Zaremba S
Hurn T
Nissley L
Hubbard E
Heiberger M
Tabor M
Silke C
Tachikawa T
Sano M
Takayama T
Ohtomo K
Satoh T
Publication year
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

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Proton therapy is widely acknowledged as one of the most effective methods in the selective destruction of cancer cells. Its development has, however, been hampered by the complexity, the size and the cost of the necessary equipment, which were up to now not …
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