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 …

Purpose: To describe the dosimetric commissioning and quality assurance (QA) of the
actively scanned proton and carbon ion beams at the Italian National Center for Oncological …

Introduction Pencil beam scanning technique used at CNAO requires beam characteristics
to be carefully assessed and periodically checked to guarantee patient safety. This study …

Several imaging and image guidance reviews are present in the literature for both photon
and proton (ion)[1–9] beam therapy. in the present commentary we discuss imaging …

Introduction: Preserving the endocrine and reproductive function in young female cancer
patients undergoing pelvic radiation is a significant challenge. While the photon beam …

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 …

Purpose The aim of this work was the commissioning of delivery procedures for the
treatment of moving targets in scanning pencil beam hadrontherapy. Methods EBT3 films …

Background: Malignant melanoma of the lower genital tract is a rare disease known to have
a poor prognosis. Because of the high rate of distant metastasis and unsatisfactory survival …

In this contribution we describe the implementation of a novel solution for image guided
particle therapy, designed to ensure the maximal accuracy in patient setup. The presented …

Background/Aim: Re-irradiation of locally recurrent rectal cancer poses challenges due to
the proximity of critical organs, such as the bowel. This study aimed at evaluating the safety …