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Advances in linear accelerator design for radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Karzmark C. J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.595617
Subject(s) - linear particle accelerator , medical physics , particle accelerator , radiation therapy , computer science , beam (structure) , physics , medicine , optics , radiology
The microwave‐powered electron linear accelerator, or linac, is becoming the dominant radiotherapy treatment unit. Several technical advances, combined with attention to how patients are most effectively set up and treated, have led to continuing improvements in linac radiotherapy. This review describes: improvements in accelerator structures, widely variable energy linacs, microtrons, beam transport systems, and treatment head design.