Within the next decade conventional cyclotrons for proton radiotherapy will become obsolete and replaced by far less expensive machines using compact laser systems for the acceleration of the protons.
Ma
Chang-Ming Charlie
CM
Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA. Charlie.ma@fccc.edu
Maughan
Richard L
RL
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