The TOPAS tool for particle simulation, a Monte Carlo simulation tool for physics, biology and clinical research
Purpose This paper covers recent developments and applications of the TOPAS TOol for
PArticle Simulation and presents the approaches used to disseminate TOPAS. Materials and …
PArticle Simulation and presents the approaches used to disseminate TOPAS. Materials and …
The 20th Gray lecture 2019: Health and heavy ions
EA Blakely - The British journal of radiology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective Particle radiobiology has contributed new understanding of radiation safety and
underlying mechanisms of action to radiation oncology for the treatment of cancer, and to …
underlying mechanisms of action to radiation oncology for the treatment of cancer, and to …
A high-granularity digital tracking calorimeter optimized for proton CT
J Alme, GG Barnaföldi, R Barthel, V Borshchov… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A typical proton CT (pCT) detector comprises a tracking system, used to measure the proton
position before and after the imaged object, and an energy/range detector to measure the …
position before and after the imaged object, and an energy/range detector to measure the …
[HTML][HTML] The role of Monte Carlo simulation in understanding the performance of proton computed tomography
Proton computed tomography (pCT) is a promising tomographic imaging modality allowing
direct reconstruction of proton relative stopping power (RSP) required for proton therapy …
direct reconstruction of proton relative stopping power (RSP) required for proton therapy …
Experimental comparison of photon versus particle computed tomography to predict tissue relative stopping powers
Purpose: Measurements comparing relative stopping power (RSP) accuracy of state‐of‐the‐
art systems representing single‐energy and dual‐energy computed tomography …
art systems representing single‐energy and dual‐energy computed tomography …
The accuracy of helium ion CT based particle therapy range prediction: an experimental study comparing different particle and x-ray CT modalities
This work provides a quantitative assessment of helium ion CT (HeCT) for particle therapy
treatment planning. For the first time, HeCT based range prediction accuracy in a …
treatment planning. For the first time, HeCT based range prediction accuracy in a …
Optimization and performance study of a proton CT system for pre-clinical small animal imaging
S Meyer, J Bortfeldt, P Lämmer… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Proton computed tomography (pCT) promises to reduce or even eliminate range
uncertainties inherent in the conversion of Hounsfield units into relative stopping power …
uncertainties inherent in the conversion of Hounsfield units into relative stopping power …
Proof of concept image artifact reduction by energy-modulated proton computed tomography (EMpCT)
J Dickmann, C Sarosiek, V Rykalin, M Pankuch… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To reduce imaging artifacts and improve image quality of a specific proton
computed tomography (pCT) prototype scanner by combining pCT data acquired at two …
computed tomography (pCT) prototype scanner by combining pCT data acquired at two …
Helium radiography with a digital tracking calorimeter—a Monte Carlo study for secondary track rejection
Radiation therapy using protons and heavier ions is a fast-growing therapeutic option for
cancer patients. A clinical system for particle imaging in particle therapy would enable online …
cancer patients. A clinical system for particle imaging in particle therapy would enable online …
Investigating particle track topology for range telescopes in particle radiography using convolutional neural networks
HES Pettersen, M Aehle, J Alme, GG Barnaföldi… - Acta …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Proton computed tomography (pCT) and radiography (pRad) are proposed
modalities for improved treatment plan accuracy and in situ treatment validation in proton …
modalities for improved treatment plan accuracy and in situ treatment validation in proton …