Medical Applications of Particle Physics, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The field of new detectors and methods originating from particle physics and used for medical applications is strongly growing. For this reason, there will be a second edition of the Special Issue “Medical Applications of Particle Physics”.

Medical imaging and the treatment of diseases like cancer have profited widely from developments in particle physics. The high demands of precision measurements at particle accelerators like the LHC have made a strong impact on the development of new or improved types of detectors as well as on the development of algorithms for the analysis of huge amounts of data. The requirements on energy, timing, and position resolution are steadily increasing, and with huge collaborative efforts areas that were not accessible in the past have been reached. Detector components developed for particle physics experiments are being used for medical applications with only minor modifications. The same holds true for analysis techniques developed in particle physics and finding use in medicine. Turnover times have been strongly reduced by close collaborations between particle physics and medicine. There are many success stories, like better image resolution enabling the detection of even smaller carcinoma and consequently decreasing the mortality rate dramatically. With better resolution, the required dose and consequently the secondary effects on patients are greatly reduced. The combined efforts of both the particle physics and medical communities are needed to make full use of the arising opportunities.

In this Special Issue, recent developments and advances in applications as well as state-of-the-art overviews of particle physics in medicine will be collated.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Positron electron tomography (PET).
• Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
• Particle therapy.
• Dose monitoring.
• Accelerators for particle therapy.
• Radiation therapy.
• Radionuclide production.
• Development of detectors and their applications in medicine.
• Fast detectors.
• 10ps challenge.
• Algorithms for pattern recognition.
• Multivariant analysis techniques for medical applications.

Prof. Dr. Ivor Fleck
Guest Editor

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• instrumentation
• particle accelerators
• medical application
• particle physics
• proton therapy
• PET
• detector development

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