Read article: Dual-energy CT for proton therapy planning reaches the clinic
CT scans acquired at two X-ray energies lead to more accurate proton therapy planning and greater healthy tissue sparing
Read article: Minibeam radiotherapy: from photons to charged particles
Spatially fractionated radiation beams can dramatically increase the dose tolerance of normal tissue, expanding the scope of X-ray and particle therapies
Read article: Proton CT enables low‐dose patient alignment prior to proton therapy
Using proton CT for proton therapy planning and pre-treatment checks minimizes dose and range uncertainty
Read article: MR-guided proton therapy: a status update
Delegates at the recent ESTRO meeting heard about the latest work towards developing an MR-integrated proton therapy system
Read article: Pencil-beam protons protect memory in children with brain tumours
Plan comparison reveals that pencil-beam scanning proton therapy better preserves cognition after paediatric brain tumour treatments
Read article: Triple-Gaussian model improves proton therapy plans
Using the triple-Gaussian algorithm with a simple commercial phantom offers robust verification of intensity-modulated proton therapy
Read article: Proton therapy on an upward trajectory
The UK’s proton therapy community is at the forefront of international efforts to drive standardization and verification of new treatment facilities. Joe McEntee reports
Read article: Intensity-modulated protons reduce side effects of whole-brain radiotherapy
Intensity-modulated proton therapy can spare the hippocampus during whole-brain irradiation and minimize treatment-related cognitive decline
Read article: GaToroid: a non-rotating gantry for hadron therapy
A lightweight non-rotating gantry based on CERN magnet technology could one day revolutionize hadron therapy
Read article: Looking inside a proton therapy system
Imran Patel showcases the Christie’s proton-therapy set-up
