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Report number	arXiv:2105.08103
Title	Review of Technologies for Ion Therapy Accelerators
Related title	Review of Technologies for Ion Therapy Accelerators REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR ION THERAPY ACCELERATORS
Author(s)	Norman, H X Q (Manchester U. ; RMIT U.) ; Appleby, Robert (Manchester U. ; Daresbury) ; Benedetto, Elena (IBM, Geneva) ; Owen, Hywel (Manchester U. ; RMIT U.) ; Sapinski, Mariusz (IBM, Geneva) ; Sheehy, Suzanne (Melbourne U.) ; Steinberg, A F (Manchester U. ; RMIT U.)
Publication	Geneva : JACoW, 2021
Imprint	2021-05-17
Number of pages	4
Note	To be submitted to the proceedings of IPAC 2021. Includes 6 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables. Includes an appendix giving extended detail not included in the IPAC version
In:	JACoW IPAC 2021 (2021) 2465-2468
In:	12th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2021), Online, 24 - 28 May 2021, pp.2465-2468
DOI	10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-TUPAB402 (publication)
Subject category	physics.acc-ph ; physics.med-ph ; Accelerators and Storage Rings ; Other
Abstract	Cancer therapy using protons and heavier ions such as carbon has demonstrated advantages over other radiotherapy treatments. To bring about the next generation of clinical facilities, the requirements are likely to reduce the footprint, obtain beam intensities above 1E10 particles per spill, and achieve faster extraction for more rapid, flexible treatment. This review follows the technical development of ion therapy, discussing how machine parameters have evolved, as well as trends emerging in technologies for novel treatments such as FLASH. To conclude, the future prospects of ion therapy accelerators are evaluated.
Copyright/License	publication: © 2021 (License: CC-BY-3.0) preprint: (License: CC BY-SA 4.0)

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