Robert R. Wilson
= Robert R. Wilson
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= Robert Rathbun Wilson
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<Robert R. Wilson> proposed using fast <protons> for <radiation therapy> by exploiting their depth-dependent <energy deposition>. A <proton> loses <kinetic energy> along its path and has enhanced stopping near the end of its range, producing a <Bragg peak>. His 1946 paper connected this measured interaction with a way to concentrate irradiation at a chosen depth. The physical idea links <particle accelerator> design, <stopping power> and spatial control of deposited <energy>.<Radiological use of fast protons by Robert R. Wilson>[1946 paper, rise of specific ionization near the end of the proton range]{ref}
<Physicist> who proposed the use of fast protons for <radiation therapy> in 1946.https://history.fnal.gov/historical/applications/history_proton_therapy.html[Primary identity record]{ref}
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