Technical advances in x-ray microbeam radiation therapy

S Bartzsch, S Corde, JC Crosbie, L Day… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In the last 25 years microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) has emerged as a promising
alternative to conventional radiation therapy at large, third generation synchrotrons. In MRT …

High spatial resolution scintillator dosimetry of synchrotron microbeams

J Archer, E Li, J Davis, M Cameron, A Rosenfeld… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Microbeam radiation therapy is a novel pre-clinical external beam therapy that uses high-
brilliance synchrotron X-rays to deliver the necessary high dose rates. The unique …

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon high flux x-ray detectors for synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy

MJ Large, M Bizzarri, L Calcagnile… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) is an alternative emerging radiotherapy
treatment modality which has demonstrated effective radioresistant tumour control while …

Characterization of an x‐ray tube‐based ultrahigh dose‐rate system for in vitro irradiations

DD Cecchi, F Therriault‐Proulx… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To present an x‐ray tube system capable of in vitro ultrahigh dose‐rate (UHDR)
irradiation of small< 0.3 mm samples and to characterize it by means of a plastic scintillation …

[HTML][HTML] Radioluminescence-based fibre optic dosimeters in radiotherapy: a review

I Veronese, CE Andersen, E Li, L Madden… - Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since their conception in the early 1990s, radioluminescence-based fibre-optic dosimeters
(FODs) have attracted great interest for dosimetric applications in radiotherapy (RT). Over …

High resolution radiochromic film dosimetry: Comparison of a microdensitometer and an optical microscope

P Pellicioli, S Bartzsch, M Donzelli, M Krisch… - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Microbeam radiation therapy is a developing technique that promises superior
tumour control and better normal tissue tolerance using spatially fractionated X-ray beams …

A commercial treatment planning system with a hybrid dose calculation algorithm for synchrotron radiotherapy trials

LRJ Day, M Donzelli, P Pellicioli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Synchrotron Radiotherapy (SyncRT) is a preclinical radiation treatment which
delivers synchrotron x-rays to cancer targets. SyncRT allows for novel treatments such as …

First measurements with a plastic scintillation dosimeter at the Australian MRI-LINAC

L Madden, J Archer, E Li, U Jelen, B Dong… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
MRI-LINACs combine MRI and LINAC technologies with the potential for image guided
radiation therapy with optimal soft-tissue contrast. In this work, we present the advantages …

Characterization of a flexible a‐Si: H detector for in vivo dosimetry in therapeutic x‐ray beams

MJ Large, A Bashiri, Y Dookie, J McNamara… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The increasing use of complex and high dose‐rate treatments in radiation
therapy necessitates advanced detectors to provide accurate dosimetry. Rather than relying …

Development and characterisation of a plastic scintillator dosemeter in high-energy photon beams

JM Wahabi, NM Ung, GA Mahdiraji… - Radiation Protection …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The radioluminescent (RL) dosemeter is excellent for real-time radiation measurement and
can be used in various applications. A plastic scintillator is often the choice sensor because …