Radiation therapy (RT) developed in several eras. Patients’ needs for more effective treatment guided the efforts. The development of ion beam therapy (IBT) can be seen as a corollary in this continuous endeavor to optimize disease control while minimizing normal-tissue damage. It could not have materialized, however, without the curiosity, ingenuity, and perseverance of researchers, engineers, and clinicians who developed important enabling technologies.
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Slater, J. M. (2012). From X-Rays to Ion Beams: A Short History of Radiation Therapy (pp. 3–16). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21414-1_1
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