[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in radiation oncology

C Garibaldi, BA Jereczek-Fossa, G Marvaso… - …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiotherapy (RT) is very much a technology-driven treatment modality in the management
of cancer. RT techniques have changed significantly over the past few decades, thanks to …

Emerging technologies in stereotactic body radiotherapy

L Ma, L Wang, CL Tseng, A Sahgal - Chinese clinical oncology, 2017 - cco.amegroups.org
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) stems from the initial developments of intra-
cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Despite similarity in their names and clinical goals of …

Commissioning of a 1.5 T Elekta Unity MR‐linac: a single institution experience

JE Snyder, J St‐Aubin, S Yaddanapudi… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
MR image‐guided radiotherapy has the potential to improve patient care, but integration of
an MRI scanner with a linear accelerator adds complexity to the commissioning process …

Beam data modeling of linear accelerators (linacs) through machine learning and its potential applications in fast and robust linac commissioning and quality …

W Zhao, I Patil, B Han, Y Yang, L Xing… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To propose a novel machine learning-based method for reliable
and accurate modeling of linac beam data applicable to the processes of linac …

Review on high spatial resolution dosimetry with pixelated semiconductor detectors for radiation therapy

I Filipev, J Paino, J Poder, D Cutajar, N Hardcastle… - Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current and emerging radiation therapy treatment techniques are characterized by complex
and spatially non-uniform dose distributions with steep dose gradients delivered through …

Treatment planning of intracranial lesions with VHEE: comparing conventional and FLASH irradiation potential with state-of-the-art photon and proton radiotherapy

A Muscato, L Arsini, G Battistoni, L Campana… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The treatment of deep-seated tumours with electrons of very high energies (VHEE, 70–150
MeV) has already been explored in the past, suggesting that a dosimetric coverage …

Elekta Unity MR-linac commissioning: mechanical and dosimetry tests

M Tsuneda, K Abe, Y Fujita, Y Ikeda, Y Furuyama… - 2023 - academic.oup.com
We report the commissioning results of Elekta Unity for the dosimetric performance and
mechanical quality assurance (QA), and propose additional commissioning procedures …

Modeling linear accelerator (Linac) beam data by implicit neural representation learning for commissioning and quality assurance applications

L Liu, L Shen, Y Yang, E Schüler, W Zhao… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Linear accelerator (Linac) beam data commissioning and quality
assurance (QA) play a vital role in accurate radiation treatment delivery and entail a large …

Dosimetric validation of Monaco treatment planning system on an Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator

G Narayanasamy, DL Saenz, D Defoor… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to perform dosimetric validation of Monaco treatment planning
system version 5.1. The Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator with high dose rate flattening …

Megavolt bremsstrahlung measurements from linear induction accelerators demonstrate possible use as a FLASH radiotherapy source to reduce acute toxicity

SE Sampayan, KC Sampayan, GJ Caporaso… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Recent studies indicate better efficacy and healthy tissue sparing with high dose-rate FLASH
radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) cancer treatment. This technique delivers a prompt high radiation …