Emerging technologies for cancer therapy using accelerated particles
Cancer therapy with accelerated charged particles is one of the most valuable biomedical
applications of nuclear physics. The technology has vastly evolved in the past 50 years, the …
applications of nuclear physics. The technology has vastly evolved in the past 50 years, the …
Advances and potential of optical surface imaging in radiotherapy
G Li - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This article reviews the recent advancements and future potential of optical surface imaging
(OSI) in clinical applications as a four-dimensional (4D) imaging modality for surface-guided …
(OSI) in clinical applications as a four-dimensional (4D) imaging modality for surface-guided …
[HTML][HTML] A survey of practice patterns for real-time intrafractional motion-management in particle therapy
Background and purpose Organ motion compromises accurate particle therapy delivery.
This study reports on the practice patterns for real-time intrafractional motion-management in …
This study reports on the practice patterns for real-time intrafractional motion-management in …
Comparison of MR‐guided radiotherapy accumulated doses for central lung tumors with non‐adaptive and online adaptive proton therapy
M Rabe, MA Palacios… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) of central lung tumors with photon
or proton therapy has a risk of increased toxicity. Treatment planning studies comparing …
or proton therapy has a risk of increased toxicity. Treatment planning studies comparing …
Technical assessment of the NDI Polaris Vega optical tracking system
The Polaris product line from Northern Digital Inc. is well known for accurate optical tracking
measurements in research and medical environments. The Spectra position sensor, to date …
measurements in research and medical environments. The Spectra position sensor, to date …
A motion model-guided 4D dose reconstruction for pencil beam scanned proton therapy
Objective. 4D dose reconstruction in proton therapy with pencil beam scanning (PBS)
typically relies on a single pre-treatment 4DCT (p4DCT). However, breathing motion during …
typically relies on a single pre-treatment 4DCT (p4DCT). However, breathing motion during …
Performance assessment of surgical tracking systems based on statistical process control and longitudinal QA
A system for performance assessment and quality assurance (QA) of surgical trackers is
reported based on principles of geometric accuracy and statistical process control (SPC) for …
reported based on principles of geometric accuracy and statistical process control (SPC) for …
Combining rescanning and gating for a time-efficient treatment of mobile tumors using pencil beam scanning proton therapy
Background and purpose Respiratory motion during proton therapy can severely degrade
dose distributions, particularly due to interplay effects when using pencil beam scanning …
dose distributions, particularly due to interplay effects when using pencil beam scanning …
Characteristics of breathing‐adapted gating using surface guidance for use in particle therapy: A phantom‐based end‐to‐end test from CT simulation to dose delivery
A Qubala, J Shafee, T Tessonnier… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To account for intra‐fractional tumor motion during dose delivery in radiotherapy, various
treatment strategies are clinically implemented such as breathing‐adapted gating and …
treatment strategies are clinically implemented such as breathing‐adapted gating and …
Effects of deep inspiration breath hold on prone photon or proton irradiation of breast and regional lymph nodes
B Speleers, M Schoepen, F Belosi, V Vakaet… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We report on a comparative dosimetrical study between deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
and shallow breathing (SB) in prone crawl position for photon and proton radiotherapy of …
and shallow breathing (SB) in prone crawl position for photon and proton radiotherapy of …