As hadronic radiation
therapy becomes an ever more important treatment method for various forms ofcarcinogenesis, it becomes ever more important to understand the interaction of
fast, heavy, ions, such as protons or alpha particles, with biologically significant
molecules.
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| Biological Molecules |
In general, this implies
understanding of the transfer of the kinetic energy of the incoming ion to
electronic energy of the target molecule, which can subsequently lead to
fragmentation, and thus loss of function, of the carcinogen target. The use of
hadronic radiation projectiles instead of X-rays has a large advantage in
modern times, as the energy deposited by hadronic projectiles is much more
localized than that from X-rays. Thus, energy from the radiation can be much
more accurately focused on the carcinogenic area.
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