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Benedikt, 2021 - Google Patents

MedAustron: The Austrian ion therapy facility

Benedikt, 2021

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2846476593030342468
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Benedikt M
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Challenges and Goals for Accelerators in the XXI Century

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Due to their physical and radiobiological selectivity, light-ion beams offer advantages over classical photon therapy for certain tumor indications. While protons and carbon ions exhibit an enhanced geometrical selectivity by conforming the dose to the tumor and sparing …
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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