Laser ion acceleration for hadron therapy

S.V. Bulanov^a, b, c, Ja.J. Wilkens^d, T.Zh. Esirkepov^b, c, G. Korn^e, G. Kraft^f, S. Kraft^g, M. Molls^d, V.S. Khoroshkov^h
^aProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
^bKansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kyoto, Kizugawa-shi, 619-0215, Japan
^cMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Institutskii per. 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation
^dTechnische Universität München, Boltzmann str. 3, München, 85748, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
^eELI-Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Republic Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
^fGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Plankstr 1, Darmstadt, 64291, Germany
^gForschungszentrum Dresden–Rossendorf, Institute of Radiochemistry, Dresden, Germany
^hRussian Federation State Scientific Center ‘A.I. Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics’, ul. Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya 25, Moscow, 117259, Russian Federation

The paper examines the prospects of using laser plasma as a source of high-energy ions for the purposes of hadron beam therapy — a possibility which is expected not only on theoretical grounds but also on experimental grounds (ions are routinely observed to be accelerated in the interaction of high-power laser radiation with matter). Compared to therapy accelerators like cyclotrons, laser technology is advantageous in that it is more compact and is simpler in delivering ions from the accelerator to the treatment room. Special target designs allow the radiation therapy requirements on ion beam quality to be satisfied.

PACS: 41.75.Jv, 52.38.Kd, 87.50.−a, 87.53.Jw, 87.55.−x, 87.56.−v (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0184.201412a.1265
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2014/12/a/
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Citation: Bulanov S V, Wilkens Ja J, Esirkepov T Zh, Korn G, Kraft G, Kraft S, Molls M, Khoroshkov V S "Laser ion acceleration for hadron therapy" Phys. Usp. 57 1149–1179 (2014)

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Received: 3rd, March 2014, accepted: 15th, July 2014

Оригинал: Буланов С В, Вилкенс Я Я, Есиркепов Т Ж, Корн Г, Крафт Г, Крафт С Д, Моллс М, Хорошков В С «Лазерное ускорение ионов для адронной терапии» УФН 184 1265–1298 (2014); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0184.201412a.1265