Laser acceleration technique could create ultrashort-pulse, high-energy carbon ion beams for future radiotherapy applications
Read article: Intense radiation pressure enables selective acceleration of carbon ion beams
A study investigating pencil-beam scanning FLASH proton therapy wins Brita Singers Sørensen the Donal Hollywood Award at ESTRO 2021
Read article: Proton FLASH study wins best abstract award at ESTRO congress
Helsinki University Hospital is working with industry partners to realize the clinical potential of boron neutron capture therapy for complex cancer treatments
Read article: Finnish BNCT pioneers set their sights on clinical translation to the hospital campus
Prompt gamma imaging provides first-in-human verification of dual-energy CT-based proton range prediction
Read article: Prompt gammas validate use of dual-energy CT to reduce proton therapy safety margins
Combining proton and photon treatments could increase the implementation of proton therapy or help optimize existing proton resources
Read article: Protons combine with photons to optimize cancer treatments
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: Static apertures keep dose on target in pencil-beam scanning 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: Exploiting dual-energy CT and DirectSPR software to reduce range uncertainty in proton therapy
Flexible organic detectors can simultaneously monitor both the instantaneous proton dose and the irradiation history
Read article: Organic thin-film devices show promise as proton dosimeters
Researchers in China are investigating the use of PET/CT for 3D dose verification of carbon-ion therapy
Read article: PET/CT scans verify dose delivered during carbon-ion therapy
The protective effect of FLASH irradiation enables proton treatments with beams shooting straight through the patient
Read article: Shoot right through: FLASH protons could eliminate Bragg peak constraints
