Pion therapy

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Mar 2023

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Citation:

Bell D, Pion therapy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67533

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67533

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/67533

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67533

Article created:

10 Apr 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

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At the time the article was created Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Mar 2023, Andrew Murphy ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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2 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Oncology

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Imaging Technology

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Synonyms:

Negatively-charged pi meson therapy

Pion therapy is a form of particle therapy employing pions. Pions, or to give them their full name, negatively-charged pi mesons (π^-), are a type of meson. Pion therapy is currently not used as a treatment modality due to its great expense and lack of clinical efficacy ^1,2.