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Medical Physics
From the Bragg Peak to Radiotherapy
Robert Wilson
“Radiological use of
fast protons,”
Radiology, 1946
1946: Ernest Lawrence
1955: 1. proton RT, 1957: 1. He-RT; 1977: 1. RT with Ne, N, O, C, Si, Ar
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Medical Physics
Exponential growth of proton RT
A proton bubble ?
Carbon ion facilities are a rare species