SHIM 2015 Swift Heavy Ions in Matter

Biological effects induced by ionization radiations is a complex function of many parameters. Some are related to the type of irradiated cells and their environment. Some others are related to the irradiation characteristics. While considering the specific case of swift ions, not only the dose of irradiation but also the ion charge, the ion energy, the irradiation temporal and spatial...

Heavy ions possess much higher linear energy transfer and produce severe ionizing damage to DNA in biological sample or PN junction in microelectronics along the ion trajectory. Heavy ion microbeam and high energy microbeam is attracting more and more interests because of the clinical spread of high energy particle cancer therapy using protons and carbon beams and care of space radiation...

Energetic charged particles (HZE) are encountered in spaceflight as part of the galactic cosmic rays, where they pose a health risk to astronauts. However their destructive potential can be used in heavy ion tumour therapy. The deposition of energy of these HZE particles occurs mostly along the trajectory of the particle itself, but depending on its energy, there is some probability for energy...

Ions offer a more advantageous dose distribution than photons for external beam radiotherapy, due to their invers dose deposition and, in particular, a characteristic dose maximum at their end of range (Bragg peak). Therefore, a more conformal therapeutic dose can be applied to the tumor while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue, even if organs at risk are in striking distance. This makes,...