Considerations for upright particle therapy patient positioning and associated image guidance
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 …
in operation, and more are currently in construction phase. The interest in particle therapy is …
Status and innovations in pre-treatment CT imaging for proton therapy
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 …
in the accuracy of stop**-power prediction are demanded to allow for a dose conformality …
Latest developments in in-vivo imaging for proton therapy
K Parodi - The British journal of radiology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
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 …
application to radiation therapy for highly selective cancer treatment is rapidly spreading …
Image guidance for FLASH radiotherapy
Abstract FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH‐RT) is an emerging ultra‐high dose (> 40 Gy/s)
delivery that promises to improve the therapeutic potential by limiting toxicities compared to …
delivery that promises to improve the therapeutic potential by limiting toxicities compared to …
Validation of the proton range accuracy and optimization of CT calibration curves utilizing range probing
Proton therapy is affected by range uncertainty, which is partly caused by an ambiguous
conversion from x-ray attenuation to proton stop** power. CT calibration curves, or …
conversion from x-ray attenuation to proton stop** power. CT calibration curves, or …
Experimental exploration of a mixed helium/carbon beam for online treatment monitoring in carbon ion beam therapy
L Volz, L Kelleter, S Brons, L Burigo… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, it has been proposed that a mixed helium/carbon beam could be used for online
monitoring in carbon ion beam therapy. Fully stripped, the two ion species exhibit …
monitoring in carbon ion beam therapy. Fully stripped, the two ion species exhibit …
A comparison of proton stop** power measured with proton CT and x‐ray CT in fresh postmortem porcine structures
DF DeJongh, EA DeJongh, V Rykalin… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Currently, calculations of proton range in proton therapy patients are based on a
conversion of CT Hounsfield units of patient tissues into proton relative stop** power …
conversion of CT Hounsfield units of patient tissues into proton relative stop** power …
Experimental comparison of photon versus particle computed tomography to predict tissue relative stop** powers
Purpose: Measurements comparing relative stop** power (RSP) accuracy of state‐of‐the‐
art systems representing single‐energy and dual‐energy computed tomography …
art systems representing single‐energy and dual‐energy computed tomography …
Laser-driven x-ray and proton micro-source and application to simultaneous single-shot bi-modal radiographic imaging
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 …
applications in industry, material science and medical diagnostics. The information …
Regularised patient-specific stop** power calibration for proton therapy planning based on proton radiographic images
Proton transmission imaging has been proposed and investigated as imaging modality
complementary to x-ray based techniques in proton beam therapy. In particular, it addresses …
complementary to x-ray based techniques in proton beam therapy. In particular, it addresses …