Interaction of proton beam with human tissues in proton therapy
Rafik Hazem
Abstract:Proton therapy is an effective and safe method to treat tumors in human body. Instead of conventional radiation (X-rays), this technique uses a heavy charged particles (protons) to treat cancer. This chapter reviews the basic aspects of the physics of proton therapy, including proton beam properties, proton interaction mechanisms, and radiation effects induced in the human tissue. A more highly conformal technique of proton therapy called “pencil beam scanning”, based on intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMP… Show more
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