Radiation therapy treatments are typically planned based on a single image set, assuming
that the patient's anatomy and its position relative to the delivery system remains constant …

While proton radiation therapy offers substantially better dose distribution characteristics
than photon radiation therapy in certain clinical applications, data demonstrating a …

Particle therapy is a rapidly growing field in cancer therapy. Worldwide, over 100 centers are
in operation, and more are currently in construction phase. The interest in particle therapy is …

Range uncertainty has been a key factor preventing particle radiotherapy from reaching its
full physical potential. One of the main contributing sources is the uncertainty in estimating …

Simple Summary In proton therapy, there is a sharp peak in the delivered dose followed by a
rapid falloff, known as the Bragg peak, which is not present in photons. This allows for …

A typical proton CT (pCT) detector comprises a tracking system, used to measure the proton
position before and after the imaged object, and an energy/range detector to measure the …

Pre-treatment CT imaging is a topic of growing importance in particle therapy. Improvements
in the accuracy of stop**-power prediction are demanded to allow for a dose conformality …

Six decades after its conception, proton computed tomography (pCT) and proton
radiography have yet to be used in medical clinics. However, good progress has been made …

Owing to the favorable physical and biological properties of swift ions in matter, their
application to radiation therapy for highly selective cancer treatment is rapidly spreading …

Purpose In proton therapy, dose distributions are currently often conformed to organs at risk
(OARs) using the less sharp dose fall‐off at the lateral beam edge to reduce the effects of …