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TY - UNPB AU - Ohno, T. TI - Innovative Cancer Therapies using Heavy Ion Accelerator J2 - Proc. of Heavy Ion Accelerator Technology Conference (HIAT2015), Yokohama, Japan, 7-11 September 2015 AB - Recent years have witnessed a significantly increasing worldwide interest in charged particle therapy with protons and carbon ions, which allows uniquely precise delivery of a high dose to the target volume while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Additionally, carbon ion beams deliver a larger mean energy per unit length of trajectory in the body than protons and X-ray beams. This unique property includes a high biological effect when used in radiotherapy. Thus, we have high expectations for carbon ion radiotherapy as a promising treatment for intractable tumors that are resistant to X-ray beams. PB - JACoW CY - Geneva, Switzerland ER -