TY  - JOUR
AU  - Linz, U.
AU  - Alonso, J.
TI  - What will it take for laser driven proton accelerators to be applied to tumor therapy?
JO  - Physical review accelerators and beams
VL  - 10
IS  - 9
SN  - 1098-4402
CY  - [S.l.] @
PB  - Soc.
M1  - PreJuSER-3005
SP  - 094801
PY  - 2007
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - After many years on the periphery of cancer therapy, the successes of proton and ion beams in tumor therapy are gradually receiving a higher degree of recognition. The considerable construction and acquisition costs are usually invoked to explain the slow market penetration of this favorable treatment modality. Recently, high-intensity lasers have been suggested as a potential, cost-saving alternative to cyclotrons or synchrotrons for oncology. This article will detail the technical requirements necessary for successful implementation of ion beam therapy (IBT)-the general term for proton and heavier-ion therapy. It will summarize the current state of laser acceleration of protons and will outline the very substantial developments still necessary for this technology to be successfully applied to IBT.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000250084400005
DO  - DOI:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.10.094801
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/3005
ER  -