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Some forms of cancer can be treated using proton therapy in which proton beams are accelerated to high energies, then directed...Asked by Ashley
Some forms of cancer can be treated using proton therapy in which proton beams are accelerated to high energies, then directed to collide into a tumor, killing the malignant cells. Suppose a proton accelerator is 4.21 m long and must accelerate protons from rest to a speed of 1.06 x 107 m/s. Ignore any relativistic effects and determine the magnitude of the average electric field that could accelerate these protons.
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sqrt(2 a X) = V
Solve the above equation for the required acceleration, a, and then use
a = F/m = eE/m
to solve for the electric field E;
e and m are the proton charge and mass.
Solve the above equation for the required acceleration, a, and then use
a = F/m = eE/m
to solve for the electric field E;
e and m are the proton charge and mass.