High dose‐per‐pulse electron beam dosimetry: commissioning of the Oriatron eRT6 prototype linear accelerator for preclinical use

M Jaccard, MT Durán, K Petersson… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The Oriatron eRT6 is an experimental high dose‐per‐pulse linear accelerator
(linac) which was designed to deliver an electron beam with variable dose‐rates, ranging …

Back to the future: very high-energy electrons (VHEEs) and their potential application in radiation therapy

MG Ronga, M Cavallone, A Patriarca, AM Leite, P Loap… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The development of innovative approaches that would reduce the
sensitivity of healthy tissues to irradiation while maintaining the efficacy of the treatment on …

High dose‐per‐pulse electron beam dosimetry: usability and dose‐rate independence of EBT3 Gafchromic films

M Jaccard, K Petersson, T Buchillier… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the suitability of Gafchromic EBT3 films for
reference dose measurements in the beam of a prototype high dose‐per‐pulse linear …

Treatment planning for radiotherapy with very high‐energy electron beams and comparison of VHEE and VMAT plans

M Bazalova‐Carter, B Qu, B Palma… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of this work was to develop a treatment planning workflow for rapid
radiotherapy delivered with very high‐energy electron (VHEE) scanning pencil beams of 60 …

Ultrahigh dose-rate (FLASH) x-ray irradiator for pre-clinical laboratory research

M Rezaee, I Iordachita, JW Wong - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
FLASH irradiation has been shown to reduce significantly normal tissue toxicity compared to
conventional irradiation, while maintaining tumor control probability at similar level. Clinical …

Arrays of accelerating structures and rapid imaging for facilitating rapid radiation therapies

R Fahrig, BW Loo, PG Maxim, S Tantawi - US Patent 9,962,562, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and system for facilitating rapid radiation treatments are provided herein and relate
in particular to radiation generation and delivery, beam control, treatment planning, imaging …

Pluridirectional very high electron energy radiation therapy systems and processes

BW Loo, PG Maxim, VA Dolgashev - US Patent 9,018,603, 2015 - Google Patents
A compact high-gradient, very high energy electron (VHEE) accelerator and delivery system
(and related processes) capable of treating patients from multiple beam directions with great …

Assessment of the quality of very high-energy electron radiotherapy planning

B Palma, M Bazalova-Carter, B Hårdemark… - Radiotherapy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To assess the quality of very-high energy electron (VHEE)
scanning pencil beam radiation therapy in relation to state-of-the-art volumetric modulated …

Dose aspects of radiation therapy planning and treatment

R Vanderstraten, E Abel, C Smith, A Magliari… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Radiation treatment planning includes accessing values of parameters such as a number of
beams to be directed into sub-volumes in a target, beam directions, and beam energies …

Methods and systems for beam intensity-modulation to facilitate rapid radiation therapies

V Bharadwaj, VA Dolgashev, R Fahrig, BW Loo… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and system for facilitating rapid radiation treatments are provided herein and relate
in particular to radiation generation and delivery, electron source design, beam control and …