The current status of preclinical proton FLASH radiation and future directions

ES Diffenderfer, BS Sørensen, A Mazal… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We review the current status of proton FLASH experimental systems, including preclinical
physical and biological results. Technological limitations on preclinical investigation of …

Recommendations for in vitro and in vivo testing of magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia combined with radiation therapy

SV Spirou, SA Costa Lima, P Bouziotis… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Magnetic nanoparticle (MNP)-mediated hyperthermia (MH) coupled with radiation therapy
(RT) is a novel approach that has the potential to overcome various practical difficulties …

[HTML][HTML] ESTRO ACROP: Technology for precision small animal radiotherapy research: Optimal use and challenges

F Verhaegen, L Dubois, S Gianolini, MA Hill… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many radiotherapy research centers have recently installed novel research platforms
enabling the investigation of the radiation response of tumors and normal tissues in small …

An experimental setup for proton irradiation of a murine leg model for radiobiological studies

CB Overgaard, F Reaz, M Sitarz, P Poulsen… - Acta …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The purpose of this study was to introduce an experimental radiobiological
setup used for in vivo irradiation of a mouse leg target in multiple positions along a proton …

Deep learning-based segmentation of the thorax in mouse micro-CT scans

J Malimban, D Lathouwers, H Qian, F Verhaegen… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
For image-guided small animal irradiations, the whole workflow of imaging, organ
contouring, irradiation planning, and delivery is typically performed in a single session …

Roadmap for precision preclinical x-ray radiation studies

F Verhaegen, KT Butterworth… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This Roadmap paper covers the field of precision preclinical x-ray radiation studies in
animal models. It is mostly focused on models for cancer and normal tissue response to …

Spatially fractionated proton minibeams

J Meyer, J Eley, TE Schmid, SE Combs… - The British journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Extraordinary normal tissue response to highly spatially fractionated X-ray beams has been
explored for over 25 years. More recently, alternative radiation sources have been …

Towards a novel small animal proton irradiation platform: the SIRMIO project

K Parodi, W Assmann, C Belka, J Bortfeldt… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Precision small animal radiotherapy research is a young emerging field aiming
to provide new experimental insights into tumor and normal tissue models in different …

Laser-driven x-ray and proton micro-source and application to simultaneous single-shot bi-modal radiographic imaging

TM Ostermayr, C Kreuzer, FS Englbrecht… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Radiographic imaging with x-rays and protons is an omnipresent tool in basic research and
applications in industry, material science and medical diagnostics. The information …

High-precision image-guided proton irradiation of mouse brain sub-volumes

T Suckert, J Müller, E Beyreuther, B Azadegan… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Proton radiotherapy offers the potential to reduce normal tissue
toxicity. However, clinical safety margins, range uncertainties, and varying relative biological …