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Particle therapy

Particle therapy

Intense radiation pressure enables selective acceleration of carbon ion beams

07 Dec 2021
Selective ion acceleration
Pure beams: Researchers are using the high-power lasers in the Gemini laser facility to selectively accelerate carbon ions. (Courtesy: Central Laser Facility, STFC)
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) have developed a novel tool that uses a combin

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