A glimpse into the future of particle therapy
Particle therapy experts gathered in London to discuss the transformative potential of laser-driven proton and ion beams
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Multi-ion cancer therapy tackles the LET trilemma
Particle therapy using a mix of carbon-, oxygen- and neon-ion beams helps tune the fine balance between range robustness, uniform dose and high linear energy transfer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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