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
Link To Document :
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