Essays about: "Hadron Therapy"

Found 2 essays containing the words Hadron Therapy.

  1. 1. Geant4 Simulations of Hadron Therapy and Refinement of User Interface

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Emil Ekelund; David Fogelberg Skoglösa; [2019]
    Keywords : Geant4; Hadron Therapy; Bragg Peak; Monte Carlo; ROOT;

    Abstract : Radiotherapy is one of the most used methods for treating cancer and the most common way to execute such treatments is to irradiate tumors with high energy photons. This can damage healthy tissue along the irradiation line. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the Use of Graphene as a Target Material for Laser Plasma Ion Acceleration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Atomfysik

    Author : Hannes Pahl; [2017]
    Keywords : Laser Plasma Acceleration; Target Material; Graphene; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The interaction of a solid target with an ultra-high intensity laser pulse can result in the laser plasma acceleration of ions. The recent proposal of a new laser plasma ion acceleration scheme, named chirped standing wave acceleration, has created interest in a new class of ultra-thin solid target materials, either freestanding or as a part of novel compound targets. READ MORE