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 …

There is a rising interest in developing and utilizing arc delivery techniques with charged
particle beams, eg, proton, carbon or other ions, for clinical implementation. In this work …

Higher dose rates, a trend for radiotherapy machines, can be beneficial in shortening
treatment times for radiosurgery and mitigating the effects of motion. Recently, even higher …

Background Spot‐scanning proton arc (SPArc) has been drawing significant interests in
recent years because of its capability of continuous proton irradiation during the gantry …

Background Due to the advantageous depth dose profile of carbon ion beams, carbon ion
therapy is commonly applied in the form of intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) with …

The application of superconducting (SC) technology enables magnets to excite strong fields
with small footprints, which has great potential for miniaturizing proton therapy gantries …

The mechanical and thermal analysis of the superconducting magnets, forming an
innovative fixed-field bending section for use in a proton therapy gantry, is presented here …

GaToroid is a concept of toroidal gantry for hadron therapy under investigation at CERN It
makes use of the toroidal magnetic field between each pair of coils to steer and focus the …

FLASH effect refers to ultra-high dose rates and ultra-fast irradiation that could reduce
normal tissue damage while maintaining tumor control. An isochronous proton cyclotron can …

Purpose: Proton therapy is common in treatment of pediatric cancer patients due to the
reduction of radiation to the normal tissue compared to conventional radiotherapy. In order …