Title :
Linac for medical applications
Author :
Das, Subrata ; Krishnan, R. ; Bhagwat, A.P. ; Pethe, S.N.
Author_Institution :
Soc. for Appl. Microwave Electron. Eng. & Res. (SAMEER), Mumbai, India
Abstract :
Linac is one of the important fields of study in modern technology due its wide applications for medical and industrial purposes in addition to physics research. SAMEER has gained long experience in this field over last five decades. This paper gives an overview of the various stages of development of this technology in SAMEER in connection with medical applications for treatment of cancer.
Keywords :
cancer; linear accelerators; SAMEER; cancer treatment; linac; medical applications; modern technology; physics research; Back; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Cancer; Linear particle accelerator; Medical services; Medical treatment; Microwave technology; Physics; Size control; Linac; cancer treatment; particle accelerator;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3500-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3501-2
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193402
