81
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    2
    shares

      Medical Physics Publishing (MPP) was founded in 1985 by Dr. John Cameron, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a visionary in the medical physics field. MPP's mission is to provide affordable books in medical physics and related fields. We are a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization. Our books are written by and for physicists, residents, radiologists, and technologists. To access our eBook catalog, please click here

      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Book Chapter: found
      Principles and Practice of Proton Beam Therapy : American Association of Physicists in Medicine Medical Physics Monograph No. 37 

      Introduction and History of Proton Therapy

      Read this book at

      Buy book Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this book yet. Authors can add summaries to their books on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          The Discovery of the Proton; The Stopping Power Concept by Bragg; The History of Particle Accelerators; The Evolution of Proton Therapy; Evolution of Machines for Hospital-based Proton Therapy; Historical Review of Beam-modifying Devices; Historical View of the Particle Therapy Organization PTCOG

          Related collections

          Author and book information

          Book Chapter
          1 June 2015
          : 1-20
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital & Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: Chicago, IL, US
          [2 ] Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA USA
          Author information
          https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-0892
          https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-2413
          10.54947/9781936366439_Ch01
          2a857afa-a965-49d0-b33b-fbd586a74532
          2015 by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
          History
          Page count
          Pages: 21

          Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
          History of Proton Therapy,Proton Therapy,Particle Accelerators
          Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.

          Comments

          Comment on this book