Read article: Static apertures keep dose on target in pencil-beam scanning proton therapy
Adding field-specific static apertures to pencil-beam scanning proton treatments reduced the dose to nearby organs-at-risk in 31 clinical cases
Read article: Exploiting dual-energy CT and DirectSPR software to reduce range uncertainty in proton therapy
Together with its clinical partners in Europe and the US, Siemens Healthineers is focusing on translational research and technology innovation to drive continuous improvement in the planning, delivery...
Read article: Organic thin-film devices show promise as proton dosimeters
Flexible organic detectors can simultaneously monitor both the instantaneous proton dose and the irradiation history
Read article: PET/CT scans verify dose delivered during carbon-ion therapy
Researchers in China are investigating the use of PET/CT for 3D dose verification of carbon-ion therapy
Read article: Shoot right through: FLASH protons could eliminate Bragg peak constraints
The protective effect of FLASH irradiation enables proton treatments with beams shooting straight through the patient
Read article: One step closer to real-time MR imaging in proton therapy
A research collaboration is building the world's first prototype proton therapy system that can track moving tumours with MRI in real time during treatment
Read article: Proton radiography: one step closer to clinical use
Researchers characterize a prototype proton radiography system that will help verify and improve treatment plans
Read article: Artist draws on her physics background for inspiration, improving proton therapy for better cancer care
This podcast features an artist who collaborates with physicists and a medical accelerator expert
Read article: Breath holds protect the heart during proton therapy for breast cancer
Combining proton therapy with deep inspiration breath-hold can lower the dose to the heart and lung during breast cancer treatments
Read article: Dose-rate optimization increases healthy tissue sparing during FLASH proton therapy
An algorithm that optimizes both dose and dose rate during FLASH treatment planning could tailor dose delivery to improve sparing of healthy tissue.
