FRYAPA  —  Applications of Accelerators   (30-Jun-06   11:00—11:30)

Chair: W. Namkung, PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk

 
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FRYAPA01 Developments in Proton and Light-ion Therapy 3631
 
  • S. Rossi
    CNAO Foundation, Milan
 
  The talk will provide an overview of recent developments in hadrontherapy. It will give a background on cancer therapy with protons and ions, discussing the relative merits of protons and ions versus conventional radiotherapy. It will include status and plans for the development of hadrontherapy facilities, in particular in Europe. It will also describe the status of the Italian hadrontherapy project (CNAO).  
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