Simultaneous dose and dose rate optimization (SDDRO) of the FLASH effect for pencil‐beam‐scanning proton therapy

H Gao, J Liu, Y Lin, GN Gan, G Pratx, F Wang… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose Compared to CONV‐RT (with conventional dose rate), FLASH‐RT (with
ultra‐high dose rate) can provide biological dose sparing for organs‐at‐risk (OARs) via the …

Design of static and dynamic ridge filters for FLASH–IMPT: A simulation study

G Zhang, W Gao, H Peng - Medical physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This paper focused on the design and optimization of ridge filter–based intensity‐
modulated proton therapy (IMPT), and its potential applications for FLASH. Differing from the …

Measurement of the time structure of FLASH beams using prompt gamma rays and secondary neutrons as surrogates

S Charyyev, R Liu, X Yang, J Zhou… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of online monitoring of
irradiation time (IRT) and scan time for FLASH proton radiotherapy using a pixelated …