October 2015 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the October 2015 Issue
Imaging Particle Beams for Cancer Treatment
Proton and carbon-ion radiotherapy are powerful tools for killing tumor cells, but only if the particles deposit their energy where they’re supposed to. — Jerimy C. Polf and Katia Parodi
Keeping Fusion Plasmas Hot
Interactions between electromagnetic waves and the most energetic ions in a plasma can perturb the orbits of those ions enough to expel them from the confining magnetic field. — David C. Pace, William W. Heidbrink, and Michael A. Van Zeeland
An Early History of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Foresighted leadership, the GI Bill, and research conducted in an unventilated steam tunnel all contributed to the development of a now ubiquitous medical tool. — William D. O’Brien Jr and Floyd Dunn
...and much more!