Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used therapies for malignancies. The
therapeutic use of heavy ions, such as carbon, has gained significant interest due to …

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 …

It is well known that radiation therapy causes lymphopenia in patients and that this is
correlated with a negative outcome. The mechanism is not well understood because …

Cancer treatment with ionizing radiation (IR) is a well-established and effective clinical
method to fight different types of tumors and is a palliative treatment to cure metastatic …

Abstract Silicon Carbide (SiC) Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors
(MOSFETs) have gained significant attention due to their ability to achieve lower on …

Introduction: Cancer treatment has evolved significantly, yet concerns about tumor
recurrence and metastasis persist. Within the dynamic tumor microenvironment, a …

With the identification of “negative immune regulation” defects in the immune system and the
continuous improvement of immunotherapy, natural killer cells (NK) have received more …

Carbon-ion beam irradiation (IR) has evident advantages over the conventional photon
beams in treating tumors. It releases enormous amount of energy in a well-defined range …

Particle irradiation is suitable for resistant histologies owing to a combination of improved
dose delivery with potential radiobiologic advantages in high linear energy transfer …

Recent studies have highlighted the potential of smart radiotherapy biomaterials (SRBs) for
combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy. These SRBs include smart fiducial markers …