2008
DOI: 10.1063/1.2832361
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Multiply charged carbon-ion production for medical application

Abstract: Over 3000 cancer patients have already been treated by the heavy-ion medical accelerator in Chiba at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences since 1994. The clinical results have clearly verified the effectiveness and safety of heavy-ion radiotherapy. The most important result has been to establish that the carbon ion is one of the most effective radiations for radiotherapy. The ion source is required to realize a stable beam with the same conditions for daily operation. However, the deposition of carb… Show more

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“…The clinical use of carbon ions for radiotherapy in the near future is planned for other sites as well. Since 1994, over 3,000 cancer patients have been treated by heavy ions produced by the HIMAC accelerator, and the results have established that carbon ions are one of the most effective radiations for radiotherapy (15,16).…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…The clinical use of carbon ions for radiotherapy in the near future is planned for other sites as well. Since 1994, over 3,000 cancer patients have been treated by heavy ions produced by the HIMAC accelerator, and the results have established that carbon ions are one of the most effective radiations for radiotherapy (15,16).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several different types of heavy ions have been used in the clinic for cancer therapy (14). Carbon ions have been generated for use in clinical radiotherapy by the BEVALAC accelerator in Berkeley, CA, USA (14), the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in Japan (15,16) and the GSI SIS accelerator in Darmstadt, Germany (17). The clinical use of carbon ions for radiotherapy in the near future is planned for other sites as well.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%