Proton therapy has shown dosimetric advantages over conventional radiation therapy using
photons. Although the integral dose for patients treated with proton therapy is low, concerns …

The advantages of proton and light ion beam therapy compared to conventional photon
radiation therapy are well-known, mainly thanks to the characteristic depth dose distribution …

Dosimetry methods outside the target volume are still not well established in radiotherapy.
Luminescence detectors due to their small dimensions, very good sensitivity, well known …

Objective. This work presents a method for enhanced detection, imaging, and measurement
of the thermal neutron flux. Approach. Measurements were performed in a water tank, while …

Purpose Craniospinal irradiation (CSI) has greatly increased survival rates for patients with
a diagnosis of medulloblastoma and other primitive neuroectodermal tumors. However, as it …

Purpose This study investigates the influence of several Monte Carlo radiation transport
codes and nuclear models on the simulation of secondary neutron spectra and its impact on …

Systematic 3D mapping of out-of-field doses induced by a therapeutic proton pencil
scanning beam in a 300× 300× 600 mm 3 water phantom was performed using a set of …

Innovations in cancer treatment have contributed to the improved survival rate of these
patients. Radiotherapy is one of the main options for cancer management nowadays. High …

The purpose of this study was to measure out-of-field organ doses in clinical conditions in
anthropomorphic paediatric phantoms which received a simulated treatment of a brain …

A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that exposure to low dose ionizing radiation
(< 2 Gy) is associated with a higher risk of developing radio-induced cancer. Additionally, it …