Reinventing radiobiology in the light of FLASH radiotherapy

CL Limoli, MC Vozenin - Annual Review of Cancer Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Ultrahigh–dose rate FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is a potentially paradigm-shifting
treatment modality that holds the promise of expanding the therapeutic index for nearly any …

FLASH: New intersection of physics, chemistry, biology, and cancer medicine

MC Vozenin, BW Loo Jr, S Tantawi, PG Maxim… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Ultrahigh dose rate, FLASH radiotherapy has emerged as one of the most promising
innovations over the past decade in the field of radiation oncology, with the potential to …

[HTML][HTML] Framework for quality assurance of ultrahigh dose rate clinical trials investigating FLASH effects and current technology gaps

W Zou, R Zhang, E Schüler, PA Taylor… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract FLASH radiation therapy (FLASH-RT), delivered with ultrahigh dose rate (UHDR),
may allow patients to be treated with less normal tissue toxicity for a given tumor dose …

Potential molecular mechanisms behind the ultra-high dose rate “FLASH” effect

E Bogaerts, E Macaeva, S Isebaert… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
FLASH radiotherapy, or the delivery of a dose at an ultra-high dose rate (> 40 Gy/s), has
recently emerged as a promising tool to enhance the therapeutic index in cancer treatment …

The current status of FLASH particle therapy: a systematic review

J Atkinson, E Bezak, H Le, I Kempson - Physical and Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Particle therapies are becoming increasingly available clinically due to their beneficial
energy deposition profile, sparing healthy tissues. This may be further promoted with ultra …

Current views on mechanisms of the FLASH effect in cancer radiotherapy

Y Ma, W Zhang, Z Zhao, J Lv, J Chen… - National Science …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is a new modality of radiotherapy that delivers
doses with ultra-high dose rates. The FLASH effect was defined as the ability of FLASH-RT …

Comet assay profiling of FLASH-induced damage: mechanistic insights into the effects of FLASH irradiation

CR Cooper, DJL Jones, GDD Jones… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous studies have demonstrated the normal tissue-sparing effects of ultra-high dose
rate 'FLASH'irradiation in vivo, with an associated reduction in damage burden being …

FLASH radiotherapy: mechanisms of biological effects and the therapeutic potential in cancer

O Yan, S Wang, Q Wang, X Wang - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Radiotherapy is an important treatment for many unresectable advanced malignant tumors,
and radiotherapy-associated inflammatory reactions to radiation and other toxic side effects …

Time‐resolved dose rate measurements in pencil beam scanning proton FLASH therapy with a fiber‐coupled scintillator detector system

E Kanouta, PR Poulsen, G Kertzscher… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The spatial and temporal dose rate distribution of pencil beam scanning (PBS)
proton therapy is important in ultra‐high dose rate (UHDR) or FLASH irradiations. Validation …

FLASH radiotherapy: A new milestone in the field of cancer radiotherapy

R Tang, J Yin, Y Liu, J Xue - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy plays a pivotal role in the control and eradication of tumors, but it can also
induce radiation injury to surrounding normal tissues while targeting tumor cells. In recent …