Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy

Peach, K.J., Aslaninejad, M., Barlow, R.J., Beard, C.D., Bliss, N., Cobb, J.H., Easton, M.J., Edgecock, R., Fenning, R., Gardner, I.S.K., Hill, M.A., Owen, H.L., Johnstone, C.J., Jones, B., Jones, T., Kelliher, D.J., Khan, A., Machida, S., McIntosh, P.A., Pattalwar, S., Pasternak, J., Pozimski, J., Prior, C.R., Rochford, J., Rogers, C.T., Seviour, Rebecca, Sheehy, S. L., Smith, S.L., Strachan, J., Tygier, S., Vojnovic, B., Wilson, P., Witte, H. and Yokoi, T. (2013) Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 16 (030101). ISSN 1098-4402

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The conceptual design for a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator suitable for charged particle therapy (the use of protons and other light ions to treat some forms of cancer) is described.

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Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy

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