Radiation Physics for Particle Beam Radiosurgery

Protons and some of the heavier accelerated charged-particle beams are characterized by physical properties that offer advantages for radiosurgery and for neuroscience research. These beams have finite ranges in tissues and an increasing dose with depth terminated by the Bragg peak, and they can be readily collimated to the desired cross-sectional size and shape. These characteristics can be used to produce dose distributions that conform to the...