Multiscale physics of ion-beam cancer therapy

We review a multiscale approach to the physics of ion-beam cancer therapy, an approach suggested in order to understand the interplay of a large number of phenomena involved in radiation damage scenario occurring on a range of temporal, spatial, and energy scales. We briefly overview its history and...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2012-01, Vol.373 (1), p.12001-15
Main Authors: Surdutovich, E, Solov'yov, A V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Biology
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Ion beams
Multiscale analysis
Physics
Radiation
Radiation damage
Temporal logic
Therapy
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Summary:We review a multiscale approach to the physics of ion-beam cancer therapy, an approach suggested in order to understand the interplay of a large number of phenomena involved in radiation damage scenario occurring on a range of temporal, spatial, and energy scales. We briefly overview its history and present the current stage of its development. The differences of the multiscale approach from other methods of understanding and assessment of radiation damage are discussed as well as its relationship to other branches of physics, chemistry and biology.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/373/1/012001