Speakers at the ESTRO 2024 meeting discussed the potential for upright treatment to increase global access to radiotherapy, particularly particle therapy
Read article: Hope or hype: can upright treatment increase access to advanced radiotherapy?
A radiation-transparent MRI body coil could provide the image guidance required to deliver particle therapy in combination with patient rotation
Read article: Radiation-transparent RF coil designed for MR guidance of particle therapy
Ultrahigh dose rates could reduce the level of immune cell depletion during pencil-beam scanning proton therapy of brain cancer
Read article: FLASH irradiation spares immune cells during proton therapy
A preclinical evaluation demonstrates the need to optimize anaesthesia protocols for both conventional and FLASH proton therapy of brain tumours
Read article: Caution required: anaesthesia with supplemental oxygen can impact proton therapy
This week saw the inauguration of the first research prototype for MRI-guided proton therapy
Read article: OncoRay launches world’s first whole-body MRI-guided proton therapy system
Proton therapy using shoot-through FLASH beams reduces LET in critical organs and is robust against density variations
Read article: Shoot-through proton FLASH: a robust approach to brain tumour treatment
Innovation in proton therapy was front-and-centre at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, along with advances in other cutting-edge modalities
Read article: Proton therapy on an upward trajectory while FLASH treatment schemes get ready to shine
Using protons to recreate renowned paintings as treatment plans, medical physicist Lee Xu demonstrates the remarkable capabilities of pencil-beam scanning proton therapy
Read article: Painting with protons: treatment beams recreate works of art
Cryogenic hydrogen jet targets move a step toward laser-accelerated ion beams for therapeutic purposes
Read article: Jet of frozen hydrogen provides a renewable target for laser-accelerated protons
Replacing the energy selection slit found in conventional proton therapy systems with a wedge could increase beam transmission and reduce treatment times
Read article: How a wedge can increase beam transmission in conventional proton therapy
