Read article: Caution required: anaesthesia with supplemental oxygen can impact proton therapy
A preclinical evaluation demonstrates the need to optimize anaesthesia protocols for both conventional and FLASH proton therapy of brain tumours
Read article: OncoRay launches world’s first whole-body MRI-guided proton therapy system
This week saw the inauguration of the first research prototype for MRI-guided proton therapy
Read article: Shoot-through proton FLASH: a robust approach to brain tumour treatment
Proton therapy using shoot-through FLASH beams reduces LET in critical organs and is robust against density variations
Read article: Proton therapy on an upward trajectory while FLASH treatment schemes get ready to shine
Innovation in proton therapy was front-and-centre at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, along with advances in other cutting-edge modalities
Read article: Painting with protons: treatment beams recreate works of art
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: Jet of frozen hydrogen provides a renewable target for laser-accelerated protons
Cryogenic hydrogen jet targets move a step toward laser-accelerated ion beams for therapeutic purposes
Read article: How a wedge can increase beam transmission in conventional proton therapy
Replacing the energy selection slit found in conventional proton therapy systems with a wedge could increase beam transmission and reduce treatment times
Read article: In-beam PET provides the first glimpse of a proton FLASH beam
Researchers demonstrate the first use of an in-beam PET scanner for imaging and dosimetry of a proton FLASH beam
Read article: MRI shows potential for verification of proton beam range
Online MRI can visualize a proton beam traversing a liquid-filled phantom
Read article: Simulations shed light on mechanisms of DNA damage during proton therapy
Researchers use computer simulations to study the impact of high-energy protons on DNA
