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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kellnberger S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4935843 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20160707
Ions provide a more advantageous dose distribution than photons for external beam radiotherapy, due to their so-called inverse depth dose deposition and, in particular a characteristic dose maximum at their end-of-range (Bragg peak). The favorable physical interaction properties enable selective treatment of tumors while sparing surrounding healthy tissue, but optimal clinical use requires accurate monitoring of Bragg peak positioning inside tissue. We introduce ionoacoustic tomography based on ...[more]