Department of Physics, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Abstract
The most common method External radiation therapy uses beams of photons, protons, neutrons and heavy ions. The use of proton beams to treat cancer due to the Bragg peak in the target volume, causing less damage to surrounding tissue, and this is one of the benefits of this treatment.
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Hosseinimotlagh, S. N., Habibi, F., & Bayat, J. (2023). Amplification of Proton therapy through Proton-Boron Fusion. Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement, 11(5), 97-100.
MLA
Seyede Nasrin Hosseinimotlagh; Fatemeh Habibi; Jahangir Bayat. "Amplification of Proton therapy through Proton-Boron Fusion", Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement, 11, 5, 2023, 97-100.
HARVARD
Hosseinimotlagh, S. N., Habibi, F., Bayat, J. (2023). 'Amplification of Proton therapy through Proton-Boron Fusion', Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement, 11(5), pp. 97-100.
VANCOUVER
Hosseinimotlagh, S. N., Habibi, F., Bayat, J. Amplification of Proton therapy through Proton-Boron Fusion. Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement, 2023; 11(5): 97-100.
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