Radiotherapy should have low toxicity in the entrance channel (normal tissue) and be very
effective in cell killing in the target region (tumour). In this regard, ions heavier than protons …

Heavy ion therapy can deliver high doses with high precision. However, image guidance is
needed to reduce range uncertainty. Radioactive ions are potentially ideal projectiles for …

Several techniques are under development for image-guidance in particle therapy. Positron
(β+) emission tomography (PET) is in use since many years, because accelerated ions …

A fast and reliable range monitoring method is required to take full advantage of the high
linear energy transfer provided by therapeutic ion beams like carbon and oxygen while …

Objective. Beams of stable ions have been a well-established tool for radiotherapy for many
decades. In the case of ion beam therapy with stable 12 C ions, the positron emitters 10, 11 …

The purpose of this work is to develop a validated Geant4 simulation model of a whole-body
prototype PET scanner constructed from the four-layer depth-of-interaction detectors …

Upgrading the superconducting magnets in the High Energy Fragment Separator (HFRS) at
the High Intensity Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) is challenging due to the complex …

Radiation therapy, one of the most effective methods for cancer treatment, is still limited by
the tolerances of normal tissues surrounding the tumor. Innovative techniques like spatially …

Objective. To compare the accuracy with which different hadronic inelastic physics models
across ten Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit versions can predict positron-emitting …

Purpose Particle therapy is a promising treatment technique that is becoming more
commonly used. Although proton beam therapy remains the most commonly used particle …