A scientific first: Physicists, physicians, engineers photograph radiation beams in the human body through the Cherenkov effect

A scientific breakthrough may give the field of radiation oncology new tools to increase the precision and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping doctors "see" the powerful beams of a linear accelerator as they enter or exit the body.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/tgs...