Read article: Optimizing upright proton therapy: hybrid delivery provides faster, sharper treatments Particle therapy Research update Optimizing upright proton therapy: hybrid delivery provides faster, sharper treatments Adding shoot-through proton layers to static proton arcs improves plan quality and reduces treatment times for upright proton therapy
Read article: Radioactive ion beams enable simultaneous treatment and imaging in particle therapy Particle therapy Research update Radioactive ion beams enable simultaneous treatment and imaging in particle therapy Researchers demonstrate the first treatment of an animal tumour using radioactive carbon ion beams
Read article: Amorphous carbon membrane creates precision proton beams for cancer therapy Particle therapy Research update Amorphous carbon membrane creates precision proton beams for cancer therapy Ultraclean monolayer amorphous carbon can be used to generate high-current, low-scattering proton treatment beams
Read article: Proton arc therapy eliminates hard-to-treat cancer with minimal side effects Particle therapy Research update Proton arc therapy eliminates hard-to-treat cancer with minimal side effects Patient with rare cancer is the first in the US to be treated with highly accurate step-and-shoot proton arc therapy
Read article: Miniaturized pixel detector characterizes radiation quality in clinical proton fields Particle therapy Research update Miniaturized pixel detector characterizes radiation quality in clinical proton fields Researchers develop a method for experimental verification of linear energy transfer in intensity-modulated proton therapy plans
Read article: World’s first patient treatments delivered with proton arc therapy Particle therapy Research update World’s first patient treatments delivered with proton arc therapy Proton arc therapy offers a superior dose distribution compared with existing state-of-the-art proton delivery techniques
Read article: Daily adaptive proton therapy employed in the clinic for the first time Particle therapy Research update Daily adaptive proton therapy employed in the clinic for the first time Researchers in Switzerland have integrated online daily adaptation into the clinical proton therapy workflow
Read article: Hope or hype: can upright treatment increase access to advanced radiotherapy? Particle therapy Analysis Hope or hype: can upright treatment increase access to advanced radiotherapy? Speakers at the ESTRO 2024 meeting discussed the potential for upright treatment to increase global access to radiotherapy, particularly particle therapy
Read article: Radiation-transparent RF coil designed for MR guidance of particle therapy Particle therapy Research update Radiation-transparent RF coil designed for MR guidance of particle therapy A radiation-transparent MRI body coil could provide the image guidance required to deliver particle therapy in combination with patient rotation
Read article: FLASH irradiation spares immune cells during proton therapy Particle therapy Research update FLASH irradiation spares immune cells during proton therapy Ultrahigh dose rates could reduce the level of immune cell depletion during pencil-beam scanning proton therapy of brain cancer