Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 41-44, April 2010

Particle therapy at the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT) – Integrated research-driven university-hospital-based radiation oncology service in Heidelberg, Germany

  • Stephanie E. Combs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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  • Oliver Jäkel

      Affiliations

    • Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
    • Department of Medical Physics, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Thomas Haberer

      Affiliations

    • Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen Debus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 6 January 2010; received in revised form 13 February 2010; accepted 17 February 2010. published online 15 March 2010.

Abstract 

The Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT) offers treatment of particle therapy with variety of ion species for over 1300 patients yearly. In November 2009, patient treatment has begun. The aim of the center is to provide high-end radiotherapy, and to define the role of particle therapy through clinical trials.

Keywords: Particle therapy, Synchrotron, Gantry, RBE, Clinical trials

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PII: S0167-8140(10)00109-X

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.016

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 41-44, April 2010

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