Evaluation of proton and photon dose distributions recalculated on 2D and 3D Unet-generated pseudoCTs from T1-weighted MR head scans

S Neppl, G Landry, C Kurz, DC Hansen, B Hoyle… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The recent developments of magnetic resonance (MR) based adaptive
strategies for photon and, potentially for proton therapy, require a fast and reliable …

The status of medical physics in radiotherapy in China

H Yan, Z Hu, P Huang, K Men, Y Zhang, LH Wang… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To present an overview of the status of medical physics in radiotherapy in China,
including facilities and devices, occupation, education, research, etc. Materials and methods …

Current status and prospect of particle therapy for esophageal cancer

K Wang, S Yuan - Precision Radiation Oncology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Esophageal cancer is among the top causes of cancer‐related mortality worldwide, and the
main treatment modality for locally advanced esophageal cancer is concurrent …

Proton beam behavior in a parallel configured MRI‐proton therapy hybrid: effects of time‐varying gradient magnetic fields

DM Santos, K Wachowicz, B Burke… - Medical Physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Real‐time magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is of interest to various groups
globally because the superior soft tissue contrast MR images offer over other x‐ray‐based …

Investigating beam range uncertainty in proton prostate treatment using pelvic-like biological phantoms

W Shao, Y Xie, J Wu, L Zhang, S Jan… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This study aims to develop a method for verifying site-specific and/or beam path specific
proton beam range, which could reduce range uncertainty margins and the associated …

Investigation of the dose perturbation effect for therapeutic beams with the presence of a 1.5 T transverse magnetic field in magnetic resonance imaging-guided …

W Shao, X Tang, Y Bai, D Shu, C Geng… - Journal of Cancer …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiotherapy is a promising image-
guided cancer radiotherapy method. For MRI-guided radiotherapy, the proper energy of a …

[PDF][PDF] New approaches to improve treatment planning in radiotherapy with photons, protons and carbon ions

F Kamp - 2024 - edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de
Treatment plans in proton therapy are more prone to uncertainties than in photon therapy. In
addition to setup uncertainty, which is also relevant for treatment with photons, proton beams …

[PDF][PDF] 5-53 Dose Variation Analysis and Position Correction Method for Carbon-ion Pencil Beams under Uniform Magnetic Fields

M Qianqian, Z Xiaofang, LIU Xinguo, DAI Zhongying… - 2020 - english.imp.cas.cn
In carbon-ion radiotherapy, Bragg peak is required to be accurately irradiated into the tumor
tissue. During the treatment, the position of the tumor may change with the patient's …