Beam Energy Considerations for Gold Nano-Particle Enhanced Radiation Treatment [PDF]
, 2009 Purpose: A novel approach using nano technology enhanced radiation modalities is investigated. The proposed methodology uses antibodies labeled with organically inert metals with a high atomic number.
Heuvel, F. Van den +2 more
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Cancers, 2021 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 the tumor is of crucial importance for the progress of the efficacy of ...
M. G. Ronga +7 more
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Evaluating very high energy electron RBE from nanodosimetric pBR322 plasmid DNA damage
Scientific Reports, 2021 This paper presents the first plasmid DNA irradiations carried out with Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE) over 100–200 MeV at the CLEAR user facility at CERN to determine the Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) of VHEE.
K. L. Small +15 more
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A review of the Best Practice in Radiation Oncology project from 2008 to 2018
Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2018 The European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Best Practice in Radiation Oncology-a project to train RTT trainers has reached its ten year anniversary and will commence its fifth iteration in 2018 ...
Mary Coffey +9 more
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Transplantable melanomas in hamsters and gerbils as models for human melanoma : sensitization in melanoma radiotherapy : from animal models to clinical trials [PDF]
, 2018 The focus of the present review is to investigate the role of melanin in the radioprotection of melanoma and attempts to sensitize tumors to radiation by inhibiting melanogenesis. Early studies showed radical scavenging, oxygen consumption and adsorption
Andrzej Słominski +11 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Different therapies are adopted for the treatment of deep seated tumours in combination or as an alternative to surgical removal or chemotherapy: radiotherapy with photons (RT), particle therapy (PT) with protons or even heavier ions like 12C, are now ...
A. Sarti +23 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Protontherapy is a rapidly expanding radiotherapy modality where accelerated proton beams are used to precisely deliver the dose to the tumor target but is generally considered ineffective against radioresistant tumors. Proton-Boron Capture Therapy (PBCT)
P. Blåha +21 more
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New insights on clinical perspectives of FLASH radiotherapy: from low- to very high electron energy
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 Radiotherapy (RT) is performed in approximately 75% of patients with cancer, and its efficacy is often hampered by the low tolerance of the surrounding normal tissues.
Stefano Ursino +15 more
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MONDO: A neutron tracker for particle therapy secondary emission fluxes measurements [PDF]
, 2017 A charged particle passing through matter releases a considerable amount of energy at the end of its path. Thus, thanks to the spatial distribution of the deposited energy, particle therapy allows treating tumors with greater accuracy and efficiency than
Mirabelli, R.
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Assessment of image quality and dose calculation accuracy on kV CBCT, MV CBCT, and MV CT images for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments. [PDF]
, 2016 A clinical workflow was developed for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments that integrates patient simulation, planning, quality assurance, and treatment in one 30-minute session.
Barani, Igor +9 more
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