Browsing Physics by Subject "Cancer--Radiotherapy"
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Development of a multi-purpose proton microbeam system: irradiation of tumor cells by energetic protons at the Bragg peak
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-11)Employing ionization radiation to serve our communities has various applications in agricultural, industrial, and medical fields. The application of physics to medicine deals mainly with ionizing radiation in diagnosis and ... -
VIABILITY OF CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AS A RADIOPROTECTOR AGAINST PROTON RADIATION FOR NON-MALIGNANT CELLS
(East Carolina University, 2015)Radiation therapy is a prevalent cancer treatment therapy. The goal is to kill all tumor cells while minimizing damage to healthy cells and new methods that can accomplish this goal are continually being investigated. ...