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The influence of beam parameters on FLASH effect

Frontiers in Oncology
Ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is typically defined as an external beam radiotherapy that utilizes a dose rate of 40 Gy/s or higher, compared with conventional dose rate radiotherapy (≤0.1 Gy/s).
Binwei Lin, Binwei Lin, Huan Du, Huan Du, Xiaofei Hao, Xiaofei Hao, Yuwen Liang, Haonan Xu, Wenqiang Tang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiao Bo Du, Xiao Bo Du, Xiao Bo Du   +15 more
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Monte Carlo study of radiation dose enhancement by gadolinium in megavoltage and high dose rate radiotherapy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
MRI is often used in tumor localization for radiotherapy treatment planning, with gadolinium (Gd)-containing materials often introduced as a contrast agent. Motexafin gadolinium is a novel radiosensitizer currently being studied in clinical trials.
Daniel G Zhang, Vladimir Feygelman, Eduardo G Moros, Kujtim Latifi, Geoffrey G Zhang   +4 more
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Laser driven FLASH radiobiology using a high dose and ultra high dose rate single pulse proton source

Scientific Reports
Laser-driven proton sources have long been developed with an eye on their potential for medical application to radiation therapy. These sources are compact, versatile, and show peculiar characteristics such as extreme instantaneous dose rates, short ...
A. Flacco, E. Bayart, L. Romagnani, M. Cavallone, L. De Marzi, C. Fouillade, C. Giaccaglia, S. Heinrich, I. Lamarre-Jouenne, J. Monzac, K. Parodi, A. Patriarca, T. Rösch, J. Schreiber, L. Tischendorf   +14 more
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High-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017
Purpose : The aim of the study is to review our experience in treatment of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) lesions with high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. Material and methods : We present five new KS lesions (three patients) that were treated in our hospital ...
María Ángeles González Ruiz, Juan Quirós Rivero, Julia Luisa Muñoz García, Joaquín José Cabrera Rodríguez, Yesika Ríos Kavadoy, María Francisca Ropero Carmona, Almudena Corbacho Campos, Fernando García Urra, María Cristina Cruz Muñoz, Amanda Ruiz Herrero, Pedro Almendral Manzano   +10 more
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Definitive three-dimensional high-dose-rate brachytherapy for inoperable endometrial cancer

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017
Purpose : To report our experience on high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in patients with stage I-III endometrial cancer unfit to surgery. Material and methods : Seventeen patients underwent HDR-BT as definitive treatment.
Lorena Draghini, Ernesto Maranzano, Michelina Casale, Fabio Trippa, Paola Anselmo, Fabio Arcidiacono, Stefania Fabiani, Marco Italiani, Luigia Chirico, Marco Muti   +9 more
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Improving prostate brachytherapy outcomes through MRI-Assisted dominant lesion dose painting

BMC Urology
Background The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using magnetic resonance (MR) images to implement a dose painting (DP) approach in prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy.
Faranak Rahmani, Mohammad Javad Tahmasebi Birgani, Fatemeh Mohammadian, Maryam Feli, Seyed Masoud Rezaeijo   +4 more
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High Dose Rate Intracavitary Afterloading Techniques [PDF]

Acta Radiologica. Diagnosis, 1971
K W, Beckman, O, Odelberg-Johnson, K J, Vikterlöf   +2 more
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Brachytherapy for cervix cancer: low-dose rate or high-dose rate brachytherapy – a meta-analysis of clinical trials

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2009
Background The literature supporting high-dose rate brachytherapy (HDR) in the treatment of cervical carcinoma derives primarily from retrospective series.
Stefano Eduardo J, Manta Gustavo B, Viani Gustavo A, de Fendi Ligia I   +3 more
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Ultra-High-Dose Rate FLASH Radiotherapy

Ultra-High-Dose Rate (UHDR) FLASH radiotherapy is an emerging modality that has demonstrated the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment by delivering radiation doses at rates several orders of magnitude higher than conventional therapies. This chapter offers a comprehensive overview of the FLASH effect, a phenomenon wherein ultra-rapid dose ...
Gaia Franciosini, Lucia Giuliano, Luigi Palumbo, Vincenzo Patera   +3 more
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Perioperative interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy for keloids scar

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2022
Victoria Vera Barragán, Ana Isabel Alonso García, José Fernández García, Marta De Juan Marín, Johanna del Carmen Peña Vivas, Germán Juan Rijo   +5 more
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