Oncological hadrontherapy with laser ion accelerators

Application of laser produced ion beams to nuclear analysis of materials

“…Namely, the laser produced ion beams have high energy density, high brightness, short duration and so on [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Furthermore, laser produced ion beams have very low emittance [1,2], [8].…”

Investigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging

“…They could be injected into common accelerators, benefitting from the unique attributes of the beams [2,3]. Further on, the advantages of laser induced proton beams are discussed in the scope of cancer therapy [4,5]. Since a proton beam of a certain energy deposits its energy mainly in the Bragg peak, it can be used to destroy tumors in regions which are difficult to access surgically (e.g.…”

Short-Pulse Laser-Produced Plasmas

“…Indeed, intense lasers have been used to accelerate beams of electrons [4] and protons [5] to energies of several megaelectronvolts in distances of only microns. Recent improvements in particle energy spread [6] may allow compact laser-based radiation sources to be useful someday for cancer hadrontherapy [7] and as injectors into conventional accelerators [8], which are critical tools for x-ray and nuclear physics research. They might also be used for "fast ignition" [9] of inertial fusion targets.…”