Radiation oncology in the era of precision medicine
Technological advances and clinical research over the past few decades have given
radiation oncologists the capability to personalize treatments for accurate delivery of …
radiation oncologists the capability to personalize treatments for accurate delivery of …
The national centre for oncological hadrontherapy (CNAO): status and perspectives
S Rossi - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO, sited in Pavia, Italy)
completed at the end of 2013 the clinical trial phase achieving the CE label from the notified …
completed at the end of 2013 the clinical trial phase achieving the CE label from the notified …
The CNAO dose delivery system for modulated scanning ion beam radiotherapy
S Giordanengo, MA Garella, F Marchetto… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This paper describes the system for the dose delivery currently used at the Centro
Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO) for ion beam modulated scanning …
Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO) for ion beam modulated scanning …
Particle therapy of moving targets—the strategies for tumour motion monitoring and moving targets irradiation
T Kubiak - The British Journal of Radiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Particle therapy of moving targets is still a great challenge. The motion of organs situated in
the thorax and abdomen strongly affects the precision of proton and carbon ion …
the thorax and abdomen strongly affects the precision of proton and carbon ion …
Online image guided tumour tracking with scanned proton beams: a comprehensive simulation study
Tumour tracking with scanned particle beams potentially requires accurate 3D information
on both tumour motion and related density variations. We have previously developed a …
on both tumour motion and related density variations. We have previously developed a …
[HTML][HTML] Commissioning and quality assurance of a novel solution for respiratory-gated PBS proton therapy based on optical tracking of surface markers
We present the commissioning and quality assurance of our clinical protocol for respiratory
gating in pencil beam scanning proton therapy for cancer patients with moving targets. In a …
gating in pencil beam scanning proton therapy for cancer patients with moving targets. In a …
Evaluation of residual abdominal tumour motion in carbon ion gated treatments through respiratory motion modelling
G Meschini, M Seregni, A Pella, M Ciocca, P Fossati… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract At the Italian National Centre for Oncologic Hadrontherapy (CNAO) patients with
upper-abdominal tumours are being treated with carbon ion therapy, adopting the …
upper-abdominal tumours are being treated with carbon ion therapy, adopting the …
A modular dose delivery system for treating moving targets with scanned ion beams: Performance and safety characteristics, and preliminary tests
Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a modular dose-delivery system (DDS) for
scanned-ion radiotherapy that mitigates against organ motion artifacts by synchronizing the …
scanned-ion radiotherapy that mitigates against organ motion artifacts by synchronizing the …
Multigating, a 4D optimized beam tracking in scanned ion beam therapy
C Graeff, A Constantinescu… - … in cancer research …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The treatment of moving tumors with a scanned ion beam is challenging due to interplay
effects and changing beam range. We propose multigating, as a method for 4D-treatment …
effects and changing beam range. We propose multigating, as a method for 4D-treatment …
Spot weight adaptation for moving target in spot scanning proton therapy
Purpose This study describes a real-time spot weight adaptation method in spot-scanning
proton therapy for moving target or moving patient, so that the resultant dose distribution …
proton therapy for moving target or moving patient, so that the resultant dose distribution …