Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 11-12 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Nature Physics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
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Keywords
- cancer
- oncology
- laser-based particle accelerators
- high-energy protons
- high-energy quasi-monoenergetic electron beams
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Desktop accelerators - Going up? / Ledingham, Kenneth.
In: Nature Physics, Vol. 2, No. 1, 01.01.2006, p. 11-12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Desktop accelerators - Going up?
AU - Ledingham, Kenneth
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Treating cancer with beams of high-energy protons is just one of the exciting possibilities presented by the advent of laser-based particle accelerators. But how soon will these devices reach the performance levels needed for such applications, and how will these improvements be made?
AB - Treating cancer with beams of high-energy protons is just one of the exciting possibilities presented by the advent of laser-based particle accelerators. But how soon will these devices reach the performance levels needed for such applications, and how will these improvements be made?
KW - cancer
KW - oncology
KW - laser-based particle accelerators
KW - high-energy protons
KW - high-energy quasi-monoenergetic electron beams
U2 - 10.1038/nphys206
DO - 10.1038/nphys206
M3 - Article
VL - 2
SP - 11
EP - 12
JO - Nature Physics
JF - Nature Physics
SN - 1745-2473
IS - 1
ER -