FIAS Colloquium


Location: FIAS, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, Seminar Room FIAS 100
Time: Thursday, December 12, 2013,  2:30-3:30pm
(plus 10min for discussion)

Contact:
hees@fias.uni-frankfurt.de


Novel Techniques and Challenges in Heavy Ion Therapy

Thomas Haberer (University of Heidelberg)

Whilst ion beam therapy has stepped into the clinical environment hospitals with moderate patient numbers only do not meet the business plan requirements of multi-vault facilities. Consequently the technology suppliers have started the development of single room installations as well as scalable facilities having moderate footprints. The desirable compactness may be achieved by introducing superconducting accelerator- and beamline-technology in order to increasing the bending radii and thus the building dimensions. In parallel to the development of compact facilities the optimization of the various aspects of the treatment process is a challenging and ongoing activity.

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