Laser-plasma generated very high energy electrons (VHEEs) in radiotherapy

K. Kokurewicz; G. H. Welsh; E. Brunetti; S. M. Wiggins; M. Boyd; A. Sorensen; A. Chalmers; G. Schettino; A. Subiel; C. DesRosiers; D. A. Jaroszynski

doi:10.1117/12.2271183

Laser-plasma generated very high energy electrons (VHEEs) in radiotherapy

K. Kokurewicz, G. H. Welsh, E. Brunetti, S. M. Wiggins, M. Boyd, A. Sorensen, A. Chalmers, G. Schettino, A. Subiel, C. DesRosiers, D. A. Jaroszynski

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Abstract

As an alternative modality to conventional radiotherapy, electrons with energies above 50 MeV penetrate deeply into tissue, where the dose can be absorbed within a tumour volume with a relatively small penumbra. We investigate the physical properties of VHEEs and review the state-of-the-art in treatment planning and dosimetry. We discuss the advantages of using a laser wakefeld accelerator (LWFA) and present the characteristic features of the electron bunch produced by the LWFA and compare them with that from a conventional linear accelerator.

Original language	English
Article number	102390C
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	10239
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271183
Publication status	Published - 16 May 2017

Keywords

very high energy electrons (VHEEs)
radiotherapy
depth-dose distribution
laser wakefield acceleration
laser-plasma accelerator
dose rate
treatment time
multi-beam arrangement

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Laser-driven radiation beamlines at SCAPA (EPSRC Capital Equipment Portfolio)
McKenna, P. (Principal Investigator), Boyd, M. (Co-investigator), Gray, R. (Co-investigator), Hidding, B. (Co-investigator), Jaroszynski, D. (Co-investigator), McArthur, S. (Co-investigator) & Sheng, Z.-M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/17 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
University Of Strathclyde - Equipment Account
Gachagan, A. (Principal Investigator), He, W. (Principal Investigator), Jaroszynski, D. (Principal Investigator), Martin, R. (Principal Investigator), McArthur, S. (Principal Investigator), McArthur, S. (Principal Investigator), Connolly, P. (Co-investigator), Edwards, P. (Co-investigator), Faulds, K. (Co-investigator), Florence, A. (Co-investigator), Graham, D. (Co-investigator), Leithead, B. (Co-investigator), Sefcik, J. (Co-investigator), Ter Horst, J. (Co-investigator), Trager-Cowan, C. (Co-investigator), Uttamchandani, D. (Co-investigator) & Wark, A. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/08/13 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
APPLICATION OF NEXT GENERATION ACCELERATORS (DTC)
Jaroszynski, D. (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/11 → 30/09/18
Project: Research - Studentship

SPIE Proceedings: Laser-plasma generated very high electrons (VHEEs) in radiotherapy
Kokurewicz, K. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 4 Apr 2017
DOI: 10.15129/a1a25fac-3a1f-4c2d-b155-df293bc2ae05, https://www.strath.ac.uk/dtcs/nextgenerationaccelerators/
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