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Real-Time Dose Monitoring via Non-Destructive Charge Measurement of Laser-Driven Electrons for Medical Applications

Instruments
Laser-accelerated electron beams, in the so-called Very High-Energy Electron (VHEE) energy range, are of great interest for biomedical applications.
David Gregocki, Petra Köster, Luca Umberto Labate, Simona Piccinini, Federico Avella, Federica Baffigi, Gabriele Bandini, Fernando Brandi, Lorenzo Fulgentini, Daniele Palla, Martina Salvadori, Simon Gerasimos Vlachos, Leonida Antonio Gizzi   +12 more
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Datasets and figures exploring VHEE on CLARA for manuscript titled: "Potential of CLARA Test Facility for VHEE"

Data and scripts used for the figures and analysis performed in the paper "Potential of CLARA Test Facility for VHEE". Input file for BDSIM and the elegant tracking code are included, along with a Mathematica notebook to recreate some of the plots used ...
Boogert, Stewart, Angal-Kalinin, Deepa, Jones, James   +2 more
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Fast and precise dose estimation for very high energy electron radiotherapy with graph neural networks

Frontiers in Physics
IntroductionExternal beam radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most common treatments against cancer, with photon-based RT and particle therapy being commonly employed modalities.
Lorenzo Arsini, Lorenzo Arsini, Barbara Caccia, Andrea Ciardiello, Andrea Ciardiello, Angelica De Gregorio, Angelica De Gregorio, Gaia Franciosini, Gaia Franciosini, Stefano Giagu, Stefano Giagu, Susanna Guatelli, Susanna Guatelli, Annalisa Muscato, Annalisa Muscato, Francesca Nicolanti, Francesca Nicolanti, Jason Paino, Jason Paino, Angelo Schiavi, Carlo Mancini-Terracciano, Carlo Mancini-Terracciano   +21 more
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electronCT - an imaging technique using very-high energy electrons

Frontiers in Physics
The electronCT technique is an imaging method based on the multiple Coulomb scattering of relativistic electrons and has potential applications in medical and industrial imaging.
Paul Schütze, Aenne Abel, Aenne Abel, Florian Burkart, L. Malinda S. de Silva, Hannes Dinter, Kevin Dojan, Adrian Herkert, Sonja Jaster-Merz, Max Joseph Kellermeier, Willi Kuropka, Frank Mayet, Sara Ruiz Daza, Sara Ruiz Daza, Simon Spannagel, Thomas Vinatier, Håkan Wennlöf   +16 more
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Real-time Plastic Scintillation Dosimetry of Ultra-High Dose Rate Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE) at CERN CLEAR Facility [PDF]

Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE) that can theoretically treat deep-seated tumours and be delivered at ultra-high dose rates (UHDR) could be the solution to translate FLASH radiotherapy into the clinic.
Giguère, Cloé, Bateman, Joseph, Farabolini, Wilfrid, Bazalova-Carter, Magdalena, LeChasseur, Yoan, Korysko, Pierre, Beaulieu, Luc, Hart, Alexander   +7 more
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Characterization of the very high energy electrons, 150-250 MeV (VHEE) beam generated by ALPHA-X laser wakefield accelerator beam line for utilization in Monte Carlo simulation for biomedical experiment planning

, 2012
This meeting abstract looks at the characterization of the very high energy electrons, 150-250 MeV (VHEE) beam generated by ALPHA-X laser wakefield accelerator beam line for utilization in Monte Carlo simulation for biomedical experiment ...
Moskvin, V., Subiel, A., Welsh, G., Maryanski, M., Jaroszynski, D. A., Aniculaesei, C., Cipiccia, S., Wiggins, M., Desrosiers, C., Boyd, M., Mendonca, M., Sorensen, A., Issac, R., Brunetti, E.   +13 more
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A novel approach with quadrupole magnets for precise deflection, scattering and focusing of very high energy electron beams (VHEE)

Nuclear Analysis
A novel approach involving quadrupole magnets has been proposed to deflect and disperse electrons in the irradiation fields, as well as a system for focusing beams at specific depths. This research also presents a comparison between VHEE and conventional
Mustapha Assalmi, Abdullah Alshreef, Sofia Jebbari, Assia Arectout, Pedro Arce, El Yamani Diaf   +5 more
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Electron FLASH radiotherapy in vivo studies. A systematic review

Frontiers in Oncology
FLASH-radiotherapy delivers a radiation beam a thousand times faster compared to conventional radiotherapy, reducing radiation damage in healthy tissues with an equivalent tumor response.
Noemi Giannini, Noemi Giannini, Giovanni Gadducci, Giovanni Gadducci, Taiusha Fuentes, Taiusha Fuentes, Alessandra Gonnelli, Alessandra Gonnelli, Fabio Di Martino, Fabio Di Martino, Fabio Di Martino, Paola Puccini, Monica Naso, Francesco Pasqualetti, Simone Capaccioli, Simone Capaccioli, Fabiola Paiar, Fabiola Paiar, Fabiola Paiar   +18 more
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Impact of Metallic Implants on Dose Distribution in Radiotherapy with Electrons, Photons, Protons, and Very-High-Energy Beams

Applied Sciences
Metallic implants in radiotherapy patients alter dose distributions due to their high density and unique composition, potentially compromising treatment precision.
Nicole Kmec Bedri, Milan Smetana, Ladislav Janousek   +2 more
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VHEE dosimetry in a FLASH: ultrahigh dose rate dosimetry and real-time beam monitoring for very high energy electron FLASH radiotherapy: Very high energy electron ultrahigh dose rate dosimetry and beam monitoring [PDF]

Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE) are a promising radiotherapy modality due to their increased penetration, reduced sensitivity to inhomogeneities, and delivery via scanning or focusing.

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