Roadmap: helium ion therapy
Helium ion beam therapy for the treatment of cancer was one of several developed and
studied particle treatments in the 1950s, leading to clinical trials beginning in 1975 at the …
studied particle treatments in the 1950s, leading to clinical trials beginning in 1975 at the …
Review of medical radiography and tomography with proton beams
RP Johnson - Reports on progress in physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of hadron beams, especially proton beams, in cancer radiotherapy has expanded
rapidly in the past two decades. To fully realize the advantages of hadron therapy over …
rapidly in the past two decades. To fully realize the advantages of hadron therapy over …
Dose calculation algorithms for external radiation therapy: an overview for practitioners
Featured Application Radiation therapy treatment planning. Abstract Radiation therapy (RT)
is a constantly evolving therapeutic technique; improvements are continuously being …
is a constantly evolving therapeutic technique; improvements are continuously being …
Compton imaging for medical applications
H Tashima, T Yamaya - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Compton imaging exploits inelastic scattering, known as Compton scattering, using a
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …
Characterization of ultra-high-dose rate electron beams with ElectronFlash linac
L Giuliano, G Franciosini, L Palumbo, L Aggar… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The electron linac ElectronFlash installed at Institut Curie (Orsay, France) is
entirely dedicated to FLASH irradiation for radiobiological and pre-clinical studies. The …
entirely dedicated to FLASH irradiation for radiobiological and pre-clinical studies. The …
Mechanistic modelling of radiation responses
SJ McMahon, KM Prise - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Radiobiological modelling has been a key part of radiation biology and therapy for many
decades, and many aspects of clinical practice are guided by tools such as the linear …
decades, and many aspects of clinical practice are guided by tools such as the linear …
Proton therapy monitoring: spatiotemporal emission reconstruction with prompt gamma timing and implementation with PET detectors
Objective. In this study we introduce spatiotemporal emission reconstruction prompt gamma
timing (SER-PGT), a new method to directly reconstruct the prompt photon emission in the …
timing (SER-PGT), a new method to directly reconstruct the prompt photon emission in the …
The emerging potential of multi-ion radiotherapy
DK Ebner, SJ Frank, T Inaniwa, S Yamada… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research into high linear energy transfer (LET) radiotherapy now spans over half a century,
beginning with helium and deuteron treatment in 1952 and today ranging from fast neutrons …
beginning with helium and deuteron treatment in 1952 and today ranging from fast neutrons …
Fred: a GPU-accelerated fast-Monte Carlo code for rapid treatment plan recalculation in ion beam therapy
A Schiavi, M Senzacqua, S Pioli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Ion beam therapy is a rapidly growing technique for tumor radiation therapy. Ions allow for a
high dose deposition in the tumor region, while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. For …
high dose deposition in the tumor region, while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. For …
Fast robust dose calculation on GPU for high-precision 1H, 4He, 12C and 16O ion therapy: the FRoG platform
S Mein, K Choi, B Kopp, T Tessonnier, J Bauer… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Radiotherapy with protons and heavier ions landmarks a novel era in the field of high-
precision cancer therapy. To identify patients most benefiting from this technologically …
precision cancer therapy. To identify patients most benefiting from this technologically …