Researchers develop FLASH ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam for cancer treatment
Researchers develop FLASH ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam for cancer treatment A joint team of researchers from Radiation Oncology at Dartmouths and Dartmouth-Hitchcocks Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), Dartmouth Engineering, and Dartmouth-Hitchcocks Department of Surgery have developed a method to convert a standard linear accelerator (LINAC), used for delivery of radiation therapy cancer treatment, to a FLASH ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam. The work, entitled "Elec...
Brian Pogue Emily Henderson Dartmouth Thayer School Of Engineering Hitchcock Department Of Surgery National Institutes Of Health International Journal Of Radiation Oncology
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