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The advantage of carbon ion beams compared with X-rays through a better dose distribution. As a result of the “Bragg Peak” effect mentioned above, carbon ion beams allow a highly localized deposition of energy, which can be utilized for increasing radiation doses to tumors while minimizing irradiation to adjacent normal tissues (personalized cancer treatment). Reproduced with the permission from Ohno, EPMA J.; published by Spring, 2013.
