Plasma Temperature Classification for Cancer Treatment Based on Hadron Therapy

Abstract

A plasma is an ionized gas that consists of free electrons, ions, and molecules, or atoms. Plasmas are characterized by many characteristics, including temperature, ionization intensity, and density, where plasmas can also be graded in a number of ways by their severity and estimations of the type they represent. Here, we classified four types of plasma based on the temperature; Hot Plasma (Thermal Plasma), Warm Plasma, Cold Plasma (Non-thermal Plasma), and ultra-cold plasma in the presence of three ions; Carbon, Neon, and Oxygen, respectively. Then, we consider the limiting factors of laser-plasma acceleration based on those four plasma types. By using laser-plasma acceleration, however, Hadron therapy reflects the significant contribution to patient care and many exciting developments. Hadron treatment, in a wide range of cancers, can generate enduring loco-regional disease control. The laser-plasma acceleration is more advantageous due to compact size compared to conventional accelerators of charged particles used in the Hadron therapy centers of today. In this paper, we demonstrate that oxygen ion in attendance of ultra-cold plasma leads to better cancer treatment by increasing the delivered energy to the tumor.