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Golden beam data for proton pencil-beam scanning [PDF]

Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2012
Proton, as well as other ion, beams applied by electro-magnetic deflection in pencil-beam scanning (PBS) are minimally perturbed and thus can be quantified a priori by their fundamental interactions in a medium. This a priori quantification permits an optimal reduction of characterizing measurements on a particular PBS delivery system.
Clasie, B., Depauw, N., Fransen, M.A.L.J., Goma, C., Panahandeh, H.R., Seco, J., Flanz, J.B., Kooy, H.M.   +7 more
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Determination of surface dose in pencil beam scanning proton therapy [PDF]

Medical Physics, 2020
Purpose/objectiveQuantification of surface dose within the first few hundred water equivalent µm is challenging. Nevertheless, it is of large interest for the proton therapy community to study dose effects in the skin. The experimental determination is affected by the detector properties, such as the detector volume and material.
A. Kern, C. Bäumer, K. Kröninger, L. Mertens, B. Timmermann, J. Walbersloh, J. Wulff   +6 more
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Treatment Planning of Bulky Tumors Using Pencil Beam Scanning Proton GRID Therapy [PDF]

International Journal of Particle Therapy, 2022
Purpose: To compare spatially fractionated radiation therapy (GRID) treatment planning techniques using proton pencil-beam-scanning (PBS) and photon therapy.
Aditya Halthore, MD, Zachary Fellows, MSc, Anh Tran, MSc, Curtiland Deville Jr, MD, Jean L. Wright, MD, Jeffrey Meyer, MD, Heng Li, PhD, Khadija Sheikh, PhD   +7 more
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Treatment of ocular tumors through a novel applicator on a conventional proton pencil beam scanning beamline

Scientific Reports, 2022
Treatment of ocular tumors on dedicated scattering-based proton therapy systems is standard afforded due to sharp lateral and distal penumbras. However, most newer proton therapy centers provide pencil beam scanning treatments.
Rajesh Regmi, Dominic Maes, Alexander Nevitt, Allison Toltz, Erick Leuro, Jonathan Chen, Lia Halasz, Ramesh Rengan, Charles Bloch, Jatinder Saini   +9 more
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Parallel‐plates‐based Dirac Leaky Wave Antennas

IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 2021
In this work, the authors experimentally show Dirac Leaky Wave Antennas (DLWAs) at upper microwave frequencies. For the first time, DLWAs are implemented using simple Parallel plate waveguide (PPW) technology, while yielding desirable radiation features ...
Sina Rezaee, Mohammad Memarian, Mohammad Ahmadian   +2 more
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FLASH Irradiation with Proton Beams: Beam Characteristics and Their Implications for Beam Diagnostics

Applied Sciences, 2021
FLASH irradiations use dose-rates orders of magnitude higher than commonly used in patient treatments. Such irradiations have shown interesting normal tissue sparing in cell and animal experiments, and, as such, their potential application to clinical ...
Konrad P. Nesteruk, Serena Psoroulas
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Proton beam therapy in paediatric cancer: Anticipating the opening of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView., 2023
Summary Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) has the potential to improve paediatric cancer care by reducing radiation exposure and thus long‐term toxicities. Ethical concerns and debates surrounding the treatment, such as eligibility and accessibility, are ongoing in Australia. The Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research (ABCPTR) (named after Sir
Jeremy Khong, Hui Tee, Peter Gorayski, Hien Le, Michael Penniment, Sophie Jessop, Jordan Hansford, Melanie Penfold, Julia Green, Kelly Skelton, Frank Saran   +10 more
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Normal Tissue Integral Dose as a Result of Prostate Radiation Therapy: A Quantitative Comparison Between High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and Modern External Beam Radiation Therapy Techniques

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2023
Purpose: Quantification of integral radiation dose delivered during treatment for prostate cancer is lacking. We performed a comparative quantification of dose to nontarget body tissues delivered via 4 common radiation techniques: conventional volumetric
Vincent P. Grzywacz, MD, Jessica D. Arden, MD, PhD, Nikhil P. Mankuzhy, MD, Gary S. Gustafson, MD, Evelyn A. Sebastian, BS, Veronica L. Abbott, MS, Kailee J. Walters, MS, Julie A. Puzzonia, MS, Amy S. Limbacher, BS, Jason M. Hafron, MD, Daniel J. Krauss, MD   +10 more
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Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Biliary Tract [PDF]

Cureus, 2017
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of childhood with 250-350 cases diagnosed annually in the United States. Biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma is rare, representing
Pater, Luke, Turpin, Brian, Mascia, Anthony   +2 more
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Layout optimization of the beam spot locations scanned by electromagnets in particle beam therapy

Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2022
This paper presents a layout optimization method of the spot locations of pencil beam scanning for particle beam cancer therapy. With the pencil beam scanning technique, the particle beam is scanned from spot to spot in the tumor by using scanning ...
Yusuke SAKAMOTO, Takayuki NAGASHIMA, Yuki SATO, Kazuhiro IZUI, Shinji NISHIWAKI   +4 more
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