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Hadron particle therapy

Proceedings Particle Accelerator Conference, 2002
Hadron therapy is a maturing field, with strengths and weaknesses that have been clearly identified. For certain tumour types, particles have become the treatment of choice, and hospital-based implementation of these techniques are coming on line. Focused RD effective control requires a wide arsenal of treatment techniques.
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The FLUKA code and its use in hadron therapy [PDF]

, 2008
FLUKA is a multipurpose Monte Carto code describing transport and interaction with matter of a, large variety of particles over a wide energy range ill complex geometries. FLUKA is successfully applied ill several fields, including, but not only particle
Lukasik, G., Patera, V, L. Pinsky, Battistoni, G., Roesler, S., Broggi, F., G. Smirnov, Sarchiapone, L., D'Ambrosio, C., A. Mairani, M. Carboni, Gadioli, E., K. Lee, D'Ambrosio, C, A. Empl, Mairani, A., Trovati, S, Theis, C., Vlachoudis, V, S. Trovati, Campanella, M, MOSTACCI, Andrea, P. R. Sala, Ferrari, Al., Parodi, K., Parodi, K, V. Patera, Sala, P. R., Mauri, M, Sarchiapone, L, C. D’Ambrosio, Fasso, A., S. Rollet, D’Ambrosio, C., A.n. Ferrari, T. Wilson, R. Villari, Vinke, H, Battistoni, G, Pinsky, L, Ferrari, AI, Gadioli, E, C. D'Ambrosio, Lantz, M, Margiotta, A, Sioli, M, Pelliccioni, M., Empl, A, E. Gadioli, Carboni, M, Rollet, S, Sioli, M., A. N. Ferrari, Lantz, Mattias, Sommerer, F., Muraro, S, M. Lantz, Cerutti, F, Mostacci, A, Ferrari, A., Lantz, Mattias,, Lukasik, G, Lantz, M., Brugger, M, Vlachoudis, V., Sommerer, F, M. Brugger, Colleoni, P., S. Muraro, Wilson, T, Villari, R, Lee, K, M. Campanella, Villari, R., D\u27Ambrosio, C., SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO, M. Pelliccioni, F. Cerutti, Campanella, M., Mostacci, A., P. Colleoni, N. Zapp, Ranft, J., PATERA, Vincenzo, Empl, A., Rollet, S., Wilson, T., Smirnov, G, M. C. Morone, C. Theis, Smirnov, G., Mairani, A, S. Roesler, Zapp, N, Mauri, M., F. Broggi, Sala, PR, A. Fasso, G. Battistoni, Carboni, M., Margiotta, A., Stoli, M., Broggi, F, Morone, MC, Roesler, S, V. Vlachoudis, Al Ferrari, Muraro, S., G. Lukasik, MORONE, MARIA CRISTINA, Colleoni, P, M. Mauri, Ferrari, A, K. Parodi, Ranft, J, Patera, V., J. Ranft, M. Stoli, A. Margiotta, Zapp, N., Fassò, A, F. Sommerer, H. Vinke, Trovati, S., A.l. Ferrari, Pinsky, L., L. Sarchiapone, Brugger, M., Ferrari, An., Pelliccioni, M, Vinke, H., A. Mostacci, Theis, C, Lee, K., Cerutti, F., Morone, M. C., MARGIOTTA, ANNARITA   +136 more
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Hadron therapy in adults

, 2019
Proton therapy is a radiation therapy technique which allows large doses of radiation to be delivered to cancerous tumours without (excessively) “overflowing” to adjacent tissues. There has been much talk of this technique in recent years, since two projects by proton therapy centres are ongoing in Belgium, one in Louvain and the other in Charleroi ...
Vlayen, Joan, García Fernandez, Llenalia, Boterberg, Tom, San Miguel, Lorena   +3 more
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Hybrid Compton-PET imaging for Ion-Range Monitoring in Hadron Therapy [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Hadron therapy is a rapidly growing cancer treatment, offering high precision in targeting tumors while sparing healthy tissue. However, its full potential is limited by uncertainties in the range of therapeutic ions, largely due to current reliance on X-
Balibrea-Correa J., Babiano-Suarez V., Lerendegui-Marco J., Torres-Sánchez P., Ladarescu I., Pallàs M., Brusasco B., Wulff J., Bäumer C., Rossomme Severine, Warnier Alexis, Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Domingo-Pardo C.   +12 more
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ENLIGHT: European network for Light ion hadron therapy [PDF]

, 2018
The European Network for Light Ion Hadron Therapy (ENLIGHT) was established in 2002 following various European particle therapy network initiatives during the 1980s and 1990s (e.g. EORTC task group, EULIMA/PIMMS accelerator design).
Dosanjh, Manjit, Ugo Amaldi, Manjit Dosanjh, Ramona Mayer, Amaldi, Ugo, Mayer, Ramona, Poetter, Richard, Richard Poetter   +7 more
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A systematic review of antiproton radiotherapy

Frontiers in Physics, 2014
Antiprotons have been proposed as possible particles for radiotherapy; over the past years, the renewed interest in the potential biomedical relevance led to an increased research activity. It is the aim of this review to deliver a comprehensive overview
Martin-Immanuel eBittner, Anca-Ligia eGrosu, Nicole eWiedenmann, Jan J. Wilkens   +3 more
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A Review of the Australian MRI Linac Program: From Pie in the Sky to Research Milestone

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Linear Accelerator program (MRI linac) was a major research project that aimed to build and test a unique MRI linac prototype for cancer treatment. It aimed to improve radiotherapy anatomical targeting and explore physiological targeting. The purpose of this report is to summarise the development
Michael Bernard Barton, Geoffrey Paul Delaney, Peter Greer, Lois Holloway, Peter Metcalfe, Robba Rai, Trang Pham, William S. Price, David Waddington, Stuart Crozier, Paul Keall   +10 more
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Carbon ion radiotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma provides excellent local control: The prospective phase I PROMETHEUS trial

JHEP Reports
Background & Aims: Inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be treated by stereotactic body radiotherapy. However, carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is more effective for sparing non-tumorous liver. High linear energy transfer could promote therapy
Philipp Hoegen-Saßmannshausen, Patrick Naumann, Paula Hoffmeister-Wittmann, Semi Ben Harrabi, Katharina Seidensaal, Fabian Weykamp, Thomas Mielke, Malte Ellerbrock, Daniel Habermehl, Christoph Springfeld, Michael T. Dill, Thomas Longerich, Peter Schirmacher, Arianeb Mehrabi, De-Hua Chang, Juliane Hörner-Rieber, Oliver Jäkel, Thomas Haberer, Stephanie E. Combs, Jürgen Debus, Klaus Herfarth, Jakob Liermann   +21 more
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Study of prompt gamma and neutron emission for real‐time range verification in proton and carbon‐ion therapy

Medical Physics, Volume 53, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Background Accurate range verification is crucial in hadrontherapy to fully exploit the ballistic advantages of charged particles and prevent damage to healthy tissues. Among the proposed approaches, prompt gamma imaging (PGI) has emerged as an effective technique for real‐time monitoring, but its performance is limited by the intense neutron ...
Emma Sofia Bellotti, Davide Mazzucconi, Davide Bortot, Andrea Pola, Carlo Fiorini, Korbinian Urban, Stefano Agosteo   +6 more
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PAMELA Overview : design goals and principles [PDF]

, 2009
The PAMELA (Particle Accelerator for MEdicaL Applications) project is to design an accelerator for proton and light ion therapy using non-scaling Fixed Field Alternating Gradient (FFAG) accelerators, as part of the CONFORM project, which is also ...
Easton, M.J., Tzenov, S.I., Khan, A., Pasternak, J., McIntosh, P.A., Witte, H., Johnstone, C., Bliss, N., Machida, S., Edgecock, R., Kelliher, D.J., Rogers, C.T., Peach, K. J., Owen, H.L., Fenning, R.J.L., Vojnovic, B., Barlow, Roger, Sheehy, S. L., Aslaninejad, M., Jones, B., Yokoi, T., Tygier, S.C., Beard, C.D., Pozimski, J.K., Seviour, Rebecca, Rochford, J., Cobb, J.H., Smith, S.L.   +27 more
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