Management of motion and anatomical variations in charged particle therapy: past, present, and into the future
The major aim of radiation therapy is to provide curative or palliative treatment to cancerous
malignancies while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Charged particle radiotherapy …
malignancies while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Charged particle radiotherapy …
Fast Monte Carlo dose calculation in proton therapy
This article examines the critical role of fast Monte Carlo (MC) dose calculations in
advancing proton therapy techniques, particularly in the context of increasing treatment …
advancing proton therapy techniques, particularly in the context of increasing treatment …
PyMedPhys: A community effort to develop an open, Python-based standard library for medical physics applications
PyMedPhys is an open-source medical physics library built for Python by a diverse
community that values and prioritizes code sharing, review, continuous improvement, and …
community that values and prioritizes code sharing, review, continuous improvement, and …
Clinical validation of a GPU-based Monte Carlo dose engine of a commercial treatment planning system for pencil beam scanning proton therapy
Purpose To perform the validation of the GPU-based (Graphical Processing Unit based)
proton Monte Carlo (MC) dose engine implemented in a commercial TPS (RayStation 10B) …
proton Monte Carlo (MC) dose engine implemented in a commercial TPS (RayStation 10B) …
Millisecond speed deep learning based proton dose calculation with Monte Carlo accuracy
O Pastor-Serrano, Z Perkó - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Next generation online and real-time adaptive radiotherapy workflows require
precise particle transport simulations in sub-second times, which is unfeasible with current …
precise particle transport simulations in sub-second times, which is unfeasible with current …
Detection of range shifts in proton beam therapy using the J-PET scanner: a patient simulation study
Objective. The Jagiellonian positron emission tomography (J-PET) technology, based on
plastic scintillators, has been proposed as a cost effective tool for detecting range deviations …
plastic scintillators, has been proposed as a cost effective tool for detecting range deviations …
Development and benchmarking of a Monte Carlo dose engine for proton radiation therapy
P Lysakovski, A Ferrari, T Tessonnier, J Besuglow… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dose calculation algorithms based on Monte Carlo (MC) simulations play a crucial role in
radiotherapy. Here, the development and benchmarking of a novel MC dose engine …
radiotherapy. Here, the development and benchmarking of a novel MC dose engine …
An optimized framework for cone‐beam computed tomography‐based online evaluation for proton therapy
CW Chang, R Nilsson, S Andersson… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical evidence has demonstrated that proton therapy can achieve
comparable tumor control probabilities compared to conventional photon therapy but with …
comparable tumor control probabilities compared to conventional photon therapy but with …
Single proton LET characterization with the Timepix detector and artificial intelligence for advanced proton therapy treatment planning
P Stasica, H Nguyen, C Granja, R Kopeć… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Protons have advantageous dose distributions and are increasingly used in
cancer therapy. At the depth of the Bragg peak range, protons produce a mixed radiation …
cancer therapy. At the depth of the Bragg peak range, protons produce a mixed radiation …
MOQUI: an open-source GPU-based Monte Carlo code for proton dose calculation with efficient data structure
Objective. Monte Carlo (MC) codes are increasingly used for accurate radiotherapy dose
calculation. In proton therapy, the accuracy of the dose calculation algorithm is expected to …
calculation. In proton therapy, the accuracy of the dose calculation algorithm is expected to …