The physical properties of proton beams offer the potential to reduce toxicity in tumor-
adjacent normal tissues. Toward this end, the number of proton radiotherapy facilities has …

Several tables exist in the literature containing stopping power data for different targets and
projectile ions. Moreover, Monte Carlo transport codes often incorporate their own …

The integration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton therapy for on-line image-
guidance is expected to reduce dose delivery uncertainties during treatment. Yet, the proton …

Particle therapy facilities often require Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to overcome intrinsic
limitations of analytical treatment planning systems (TPS) related to the description of the …

This paper aims to evaluate the range and stopping power of alpha particles in argon gas at
different pressure of 0 to 1 bar, using the alpha radiation energy. The results show that the …

Objective: There is an increasing interest in calculating and measuring linear energy transfer
(LET) spectra in particle therapy in order to assess their impact in biological terms. As such …

Background: In order to determine the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of protons with
high accuracy, radiobiological experiments with detailed knowledge of the linear energy …

Background: The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of particle therapy compared to
photon radiotherapy is known to be variable but the exact dependencies are still subject to …

Background A relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 is used for proton therapy
though clinical evidence of varying RBE was raised. Clinical studies on RBE variability have …

The importance of nuclear interactions for ion therapy arises from the influence of the
particle spectrum on, first, radiobiology and therefore also on treatment planning, second …