[HTML][HTML] Exposure of the heart in lung cancer radiation therapy: A systematic review of heart doses published during 2013 to 2020

M Kearney, M Keys, C Faivre-Finn, Z Wang… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Lung cancer radiotherapy increases the risk of cardiotoxicity and
heart radiation dose is an independent predictor of poor survival. This study describes heart …

Stability of dosiomic features against variations in dose calculation: An analysis based on a cohort of prostate external beam radiotherapy patients

L Sun, W Smith, C Kirkby - Journal of Applied Clinical Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Interest in using higher order features of the planned 3D dose distributions (ie,
dosiomics) to predict radiotherapy outcomes is growing. This is driving many retrospective …

Effects of tumour heterogeneous properties on modelling the transport of radiative particles

VO Juma, D Sainz‐DeMena… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dose calculation plays a critical role in radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning, and there is a
growing need to develop accurate dose deposition models that incorporate heterogeneous …

Fast dose calculation in x-ray guided interventions by using deep learning

M Villa, B Nasr, D Benoit, N Padoy… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Patient dose estimation in x-ray-guided interventions is essential to prevent
radiation-induced biological side effects. Current dose monitoring systems estimate the skin …

A systematic approach for calibrating a Monte Carlo code to a treatment planning system for obtaining dose, LET, variable proton RBE and out-of-field dose

J Tjelta, LF Fjæra, KS Ytre-Hauge… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. While integration of variable relative biological effectiveness (RBE) has not
reached full clinical implementation, the importance of having the ability to recalculate …

[HTML][HTML] Radiotherapy quality assurance in paediatric clinical trials: first report from six QUARTET-affiliated trials

SM Kelly, A Turcas, C Corning, S Bailey… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose SIOP Europe's QUARTET project launched in 2016;
aiming to improve access to high-quality radiotherapy for children and adolescents treated …

[HTML][HTML] A deep-learning-based dose verification tool utilizing fluence maps for a cobalt-60 compensator-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy system

K Oh, MP Gronberg, TJ Netherton, B Sengupta… - Physics and Imaging in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and purpose A novel cobalt-60 compensator-based intensity-modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT) system was developed for a resource-limited environment but …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of a multigroup Boltzmann–Fokker–Planck solution for electron beam dose calculations

A Naceur, A Hébert, P Romano, B Forget, C Chilian… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Legacy nuclear-reactor Boltzmann solvers start clinical deployment as an alternative to
Monte Carlo (MC) codes and Fermi–Eyges semiemprical models in radiation oncology …

Evaluation of monte carlo to support commissioning of the treatment planning system of new pencil beam scanning proton therapy facilities

D Botnariuc, A Lourenço, A Gosling… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. To demonstrate the potential of Monte Carlo (MC) to support the resource-
intensive measurements that comprise the commissioning of the treatment planning system …

The Effect of NF-κB Deactivation on Cancer Cell Response to ALA Mediated Photodynamic Therapy

ASK Al-Khafaji, MI Salman, HA Hassan… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2024 - journal.waocp.org
Objective: Breast cancer is one of the most widespread tumors among women worldwide,
which is difficult to treat due to the presence of chemoresistance and the risk of tumor …