Nanotechnology for multimodal synergistic cancer therapy

W Fan, B Yung, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

Recent advances in radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy

LM Chong, DJH Tng, LLY Tan, MLK Chua… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In the past 100 years, external beam energy for the treatment of cancer has continually
evolved. Two main modes have been developed. The first is radiotherapy which involves …

Clinical treatment planning for kilovoltage radiotherapy using EGSnrc and Python

M Nikandrovs, B McClean, L Shields… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Kilovoltage radiotherapy dose calculations are generally performed with manual point dose
calculations based on water dosimetry. Tissue heterogeneities, irregular surfaces, and …

Machine characterization and central axis depth dose data of a superficial x-ray radiotherapy unit

Z Xiong, Y Zhong, TI Banks, R Reynolds… - Biomedical Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objectives. The purpose of this study is to present data from the clinical commissioning of an
Xstrahl 150 x-ray unit used for superficial radiotherapy, Methods. Commissioning tasks …

MicroCT imaging dose to mouse organs using a validated Monte Carlo model of the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP)

CD Johnstone, M Bazalova-Carter - Physics in Medicine & …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The goal of this work was to establish imaging dose to mouse organs with a validated Monte
Carlo (MC) model of the image-guided Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) …

A review of small animal dosimetry techniques: image-guided and spatially fractionated therapy

CD Johnstone, M Bazalova-Carter - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Research in small animal radiotherapy is a crucial step in clinical translation of novel
radiotherapy techniques, either delivered as stand-alone treatment or in combination with …

Dose calculations for preclinical radiobiology experiments conducted with single‐field cabinet irradiators

C Mahuvava, NM Esplen, Y Poirier, SF Kry… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To provide percentage depth dose (PDD) data along the central axis for dosimetry
calculations in small‐animal radiation biology experiments performed in cabinet irradiators …

The potential impact of ultrathin filter design on dosimetry and relative biological effectiveness in modern image-guided small animal irradiators

Y Poirier, CD Johnstone, C Kirkby - The British Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Modern image-guided small animal irradiators like the Xstrahl Small Animal
Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) are designed with ultrathin 0.15 mm Cu filters, which …

Radiation therapy for deep periocular cancer treatments when protons are unavailable: is combining electrons and orthovoltage therapy beneficial?

K Martell, Y Poirier, T Zhang, A Hudson… - Journal of radiation …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Deep periocular cancers can be difficult to plan and treat with radiation, given the difficulties
in apposing bolus to skin, and the proximity to the retina and other optic structures. We …

A Plasma Focus device as ultra-high dose rate pulsed radiation source. Part II: X-ray pulses characterization

M Sumini, L Isolan, M Cremonesi, C Garibaldi - Radiation Physics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A PF device has been setup, studied and evaluated as a fast pulsed self-collimated electron
beam source for X-ray generation for radiotherapy applications. The worth of this source …