Ion Beams for Cancer Therapy - New Technologies for Treating Inoperable Tumours - July Lectures 2020

Explore the cutting-edge world of precision particle therapy and its potential health applications in this 59-minute webinar featuring accelerator physicist Dr Suzie Sheehy. Delve into the physics of life as Dr Sheehy discusses different types of radiation, the history of nuclear physics in medicine, and the development of high-energy accelerators for cancer treatment. Learn about the advantages of proton therapy, including its ability to target tumors more precisely than traditional radiotherapy. Examine the growth of proton therapy facilities worldwide and the latest advancements in medical accelerator physics. Discover how curiosity-driven research has led to groundbreaking technologies in cancer treatment and other fields. Consider the challenges and opportunities for adopting proton therapy in Australia, and gain insights into the future of particle beam therapy for treating inoperable tumors.

Introduction
Different types of radiation
William Henry Bragg
Medical applications
Nuclear physics
Poll
History
Direct and indirect damage
High energy accelerators
Analogical reasoning
radiotherapy
survival rates
cyclotron
cyclotron schematic
proton therapy
depth vs dose
modern measurement
clinical trials
computing technology
imaging
particle physics
example
exponential growth
proton therapy facilities
proton therapy statistics
hit
Medical accelerated physics
New technologies
How many particle accelerators
How many radiotherapy machines
Applications outside medicine
Curiosity driven research
Where does modern technology come from
John Wallace quote
Why is Australia so slow to adopt proton therapy