An evolutionary optimization algorithm for proton arc therapy

L Zhao, G Liu, X Li, X Ding - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Proton arc plan normally contains thousands of spot numbers and hundreds of
energy layers. A recent study reported that the beam delivery time (BDT) is proportional to …

A novel planning framework for efficient spot-scanning proton arc therapy via particle swarm optimization (SPArc-particle swarm)

Y Qian, Q Fan, R Dao, X Li, Z Yang… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Delivery efficiency is the bottleneck of spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc)
because of the numerous energy layers (ELs) ascending switches. This study aims to …

Impact of and interplay between proton arc therapy and range uncertainties in proton therapy for head-and-neck cancer

S Tattenberg, P Liu, A Mulhem, X Cong… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Proton therapy reduces the integral dose to the patient compared to conventional
photon treatments. However, in vivo proton range uncertainties remain a considerable …

Time structures of proton pencil beam scanning delivery on a microsecond scale measured with a pixelated semiconductor detector Timepix3

J Shen, X Ding, S Charyyev, X Liang… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The time structures of proton spot delivery in proton pencil beam scanning (PBS)
radiation therapy are essential in many clinical applications. This study aims to characterize …

Optimizing the traversal time for gantry trajectories for proton arc therapy treatment plans

V Wase, O Marthin, A Fredriksson… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Background. Proton arc therapy (PAT) is an emerging radiation therapy technique where
either the gantry or the patient continuously rotates during the irradiation treatment. One of …

[HTML][HTML] Rotationally Intensified Proton Lattice: A Novel Lattice Technique Using Spot-Scanning Proton Arc Therapy

JS Lee, DA Mumaw, P Liu, BA Loving… - Advances in radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility and dosimetric advantage of
using spot-scanning proton arc (SPArc) for lattice radiation therapy in comparison with …

Static proton arc therapy: Comprehensive plan quality evaluation and first clinical treatments in patients with complex head and neck targets

F Fracchiolla, E Engwall, V Mikhalev, M Cianchetti… - Medical … - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Proton Arc Treatment (PAT) has shown potential over Multi‐Field
Optimization (MFO) for out‐of‐target dose reduction in particular for head and neck (H&N) …