Dr
Keng-Li Lan
03/06/2025, 14:00
Invited Oral Presentation
Carbon ion therapy is gaining popularity due to its unique physical and radiobiological properties, such as a lower oxygen enhancement ratio (OER) than photon and proton therapy, indicating that efficacy is not limited by hypoxic tumor microenvironments. It also has a Its superior anticancer effect on hypoxic tumor cells, which are resistant to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy. It...
Alessandra Lombardi
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
03/06/2025, 14:30
Invited Oral Presentation
This contribution will detail how the development of accelerator sources and linacs for particle physics has found applications in medical and industrial environments. In particular for electron therapy, ion therapy and PIXE (Proton Induced X-ray Emission).