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Developments in Proton and Light-ion Therapy
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Rossi, Sandro |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Proton and light ions are used since the middle of last century for the treatment of many tumour sites. These applications are usually known as hadrontherapy treatments. At the beginning most of the patients have been treated in research facilities, where parasitic beams were devoted for relatively short periods to the treatments; only in the nineties hospital based facilities have entered in use. Nowadays proton therapy is a mature field: many firms are competing to offer more and more efficient and reliable proton facilities and also the production of accelerators for light-ion therapy is rapidly increasing. This paper outlines the rationale behind the use of hadrontherapy, summarises the present status of hospital-based facilities in the world with particular emphasis on the Italian facility CNAO under construction in Pave and enlightens the most interesting developments and research aspects. STATUS OF HADRONTHERAPY About 90% of the successes in tumour treatments are due to the efficacy of loco-regional treatments: surgery and radiotherapy. The rate of success has much improved in the last decades with the increased capability of early diagnosis due to sophisticated diagnostics tools (CT, MRI, PET, ultrasounds), and with the possibility of eradicating the lesion in a selective way. The use of hadron beams is a step forward in the historical development of more targeted and effective cancer treatments which better spare healthy tissues. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e06/PAPERS/FRYAPA01.PDF |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e06/TALKS/FRYAPA01_TALK.PDF |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
