Read article: Proton therapy continues to show promise for children with cancer
Two newly published studies reinforce the promise and safety of using proton therapy in the brain to treat paediatric cancers
Read article: Proton CT or dual-energy X-ray CT: which wins out for proton planning?
Researchers compare a prototype proton CT scanner with a state-of-the-art dual-energy CT system for determining the relative stopping power of protons
Read article: Innovation: patent applications review
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapy
Read article: Rutherford Cancer Centres launches latest UK proton therapy facility
The Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley has unveiled its proton beam therapy facility and will begin treating patients within a fortnight
Read article: Small-animal irradiation platform performs preclinical proton studies
Coupling an image-guided small-animal irradiation platform to a clinical proton beam enables in vivo comparisons between proton and X-ray beams
Read article: Proton imaging moves a step closer to the clinic
A device that performs proton CT and radiography could be used both for image guidance and estimation of proton beam range in the clinic
Read article: Gamma spectroscopy cuts beam-range uncertainty
Photons emitted when charged particles interact with tissue show beam energy and residual range, revealing how deeply dose is delivered during particle therapy
Read article: Optical imaging characterizes radioactive ion beams
Prompt luminescence and Cerenkov imaging offer high-resolution, low-cost range verification of radioactive ion beams
Read article: £4.5m donation escalates proton therapy research at The Christie
A £4.5m donation to The Christie hospital will support the UK's first clinical trial using high-energy proton therapy
Read article: Laser collisions could boost proton-beam energies
New simulations point towards compact accelerators for radiotherapy
