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Particle therapy

Particle therapy

Prompt gammas could measure body composition during particle therapy

21 May 2020 Tami Freeman
The experimental setup showing an tissue surrogate insert to be irradiated by a helium ion beam. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/Sci. Rep. 10.1038/s41598-020-63215-0)
Prompt gamma imaging enables real-time beam range measurements during particle therapy, by detecting

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