Read article: Looking inside a proton therapy system Particle therapy Video Looking inside a proton therapy system Imran Patel showcases the Christie’s proton-therapy set-up
Read article: Proton minibeams tackle aggressive brain tumours Particle therapy Research update Proton minibeams tackle aggressive brain tumours Proton minibeam radiation therapy could increase tumour control and reduce neurotoxicity in treatments of high-grade gliomas
Read article: Clinical proton system could enable small-animal studies Particle therapy Research update Clinical proton system could enable small-animal studies A compact clinical proton therapy system with an adaptive aperture could be employed for pre-clinical animal research
Read article: MRI guidance is feasible for proton therapy Particle therapy Research update MRI guidance is feasible for proton therapy Integrating an MR scanner with a static proton beam line reveals the technical feasibility of simultaneous proton irradiation and MR imaging
Read article: Proton therapy: not all RBE models are equal Particle therapy Research update Proton therapy: not all RBE models are equal An investigation into published models of relative biological effectiveness reveals that the choice of model strongly affects the resulting dose estimates
Read article: What is proton beam therapy? Particle therapy Video What is proton beam therapy? Ranald Mackay explains the physics behind treating tumours with protons
Read article: Mobile CT scanner lines up for adaptive proton therapy Particle therapy Research update Mobile CT scanner lines up for adaptive proton therapy A mobile helical CT scanner provides 3D volumetric imaging for image-guided and adaptive proton therapy
Read article: How does the interplay effect impact paediatric proton therapy? Particle therapy Research update How does the interplay effect impact paediatric proton therapy? Studies of the interplay effect help predict which paediatric cancer patients are candidates for pencil-beam scanning proton therapy
Read article: Variable RBE impacts proton therapy of liver cancer Particle therapy Research update Variable RBE impacts proton therapy of liver cancer Assuming a constant relative biological effectiveness of 1.1 may overestimate the therapeutic ratio for proton therapy of liver tumours
Read article: Working in medical physics: proton therapy Particle therapy Video Working in medical physics: proton therapy Imran Patel discusses his career at The Christie’s new proton therapy centre