Read article: Carbon ions team up with immunotherapy to tackle advanced tumours
Carbon-ion radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors could offer a promising new approach for treatment of metastatic cancer
Read article: White papers: RaySearch Laboratories highlights advances in radiation oncology software
Explore the latest white papers and case studies from oncology software specialist RaySearch Laboratories
Read article: Ultrafast detectors line up for proton beam energy measurements
A novel beam energy detector could be used for proton therapy quality assurance or even enable adaptive dose delivery
Read article: Upright treatment could increase patient comfort, reduce proton therapy costs
Treating patients in an upright position could enable the construction of lower-cost, more compact proton therapy facilities
Read article: Could proton FLASH prove optimal for clinical application?
Speakers at the 2020 Joint AAPM|COMP Virtual Meeting shared the latest developments in proton-based FLASH radiotherapy
Read article: Proton CT system lines up for small-animal studies
Simulations reveal the optimal design of a proton CT system for incorporation into a proton-based preclinical radiation research platform
Read article: Prompt gammas could measure body composition during particle therapy
Proton and ion beam spectroscopy uses prompt gamma emission to determine oxygen and calcium concentrations in the human body
Read article: How does respiratory motion impact pencil-beam scanning proton therapy?
Dose deterioration due to the interplay effect decreases as the number of treatment fractions increases, but not in cases with small tumour targets and relatively large motion
Read article: How do fiducial markers affect particle therapy dose distributions?
A measurement system based on pixel sensors assesses dose perturbations from fiducial markers in carbon ion therapy
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Routines are important’
PhD student Laura Patricia Kaplan shares her thoughts on working from home
