K. Kokurewicz,1 G. H. Welsh,1 E. Brunetti,1 S. M. Wiggins,1 M. Boyd,2 A. Sorensen,2 A. Chalmers,3 G. Schettino,4 A. Subiel,4 C. DesRosiers,5 D. A. Jaroszynski1
1Univ. of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) 2Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (United Kingdom) 3Institute of Cancer Sciences (United Kingdom) 4National Physical Lab. (United Kingdom) 5Indiana Univ. School of Medicine (United States)
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As an alternative modality to conventional radiotherapy, electrons with energies above 50 MeV penetrate deeply into tissue, where the dose can be absorbed within a tumour volume with a relatively small penumbra. We investigate the physical properties of VHEEs and review the state-of-the-art in treatment planning and dosimetry. We discuss the advantages of using a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) and present the characteristic features of the electron bunch produced by the LWFA and compare them with that from a conventional linear accelerator.
K. Kokurewicz,G. H. Welsh,E. Brunetti,S. M. Wiggins,M. Boyd,A. Sorensen,A. Chalmers,G. Schettino,A. Subiel,C. DesRosiers, andD. A. Jaroszynski
"Laser-plasma generated very high energy electrons (VHEEs) in radiotherapy", Proc. SPIE 10239, Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles IV: Review of Progress and Strategies for the Future, 102390C (16 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271183
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K. Kokurewicz, G. H. Welsh, E. Brunetti, S. M. Wiggins, M. Boyd, A. Sorensen, A. Chalmers, G. Schettino, A. Subiel, C. DesRosiers, D. A. Jaroszynski, "Laser-plasma generated very high energy electrons (VHEEs) in radiotherapy," Proc. SPIE 10239, Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles IV: Review of Progress and Strategies for the Future, 102390C (16 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271183