DocumentCode
1073872
Title
Targeting tumours
Author
Greenaway, Beth
Volume
3
Issue
17
fYear
2008
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
47
Abstract
This paper presents a new radiotherapy treatment can not only significantly lower treatment time of cancer but also reduce the side effects.Cancer treatment was revolutionised by the development of the medical linear particle accelerators replacing the original gamma ray treatments using Cobalt-60.
Keywords
particle accelerators; radiation therapy; cancer treatment; medical linear particle accelerator; radiotherapy treatment;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
4755128
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