title: [Which equipment for proton therapy of the future?].
abstract: The success of proton therapy depends on its cost. Hospital based equipment in fabrication for the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston costs in the excess of 17 millions dollars, the accelerator being only a fraction of the cost. We think that price can be significantly decreased. We review the different new ways of accelerating protons currently under study in France in order to build a smaller, less expensive but reliable treatment device.
authors.affiliation: Service de cancérologie, hôpital Tenon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laisne
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mandrillon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chauvel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazal
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Habrand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tronc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baccal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laugier
mesh_terms: D017357:Cyclotrons; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011522:Protons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D011522:Protons
vernacular_title: Quel appareillage pour la protonthérapie de demain?