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Marco Schippers, Beam production techniques for hadron therapy
ESTRO-course, Esen, March 6-10, 2017 10
Dose delivery techniques: Depth
Vary energy in nozzle
(cyclotron and synchrotron)
Energy modulation
: rotating wheel or insertable plates
But:
material in front of patient
- increases scatter
unsharp edges