title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA. Charlie.ma@fccc.edu
authors.forename: Chang-Ming Charlie
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Maughan
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017357:Cyclotrons / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons