A P Kavanagh et al 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 58 439 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/58/1/101
A P Kavanagh1, J D Gillaspy2, D G Hirst1, M H Mendenhall3, N Nakamura4, S Ohtani4, H Watanabe4 and F J Currell1
Show affiliationsThe possibility of using x-radiation from bare and hydrogen-like highly charged ions as a driver for a proposed form of cancer therapy is discussed. This proposed form of therapy, called resonant combination therapy, benefits from a very high contrast ratio between dose to the tumour and dose to the surrounding healthy tissue as is illustrated by some simple model calculations of isodose/ion distributions. The need for further radiobiological measurements and ion source developments in order to make this form of therapy feasible are highlighted.
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