The ESS-Bilbao (ESS-B) proton linear accelerator has been conceived as a multipurpose machine that will support experimental facilities using both proton and neutron beams. Concerning proton applications, three main irradiation laboratories are currently under design: radiation biology (P4B), radia- ...
The Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care’s clinical practice guideline on "Proton beam radiation therapy" (2013) noted that "Members of the working group do not currently recommend that patients with prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, or most lymphomas be referred for proton beam radi...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook proton (redirected fromProton beam) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia pro·ton (prō′tŏn′) n.Abbr.p The stable, positively charged nucleon, having a mass 1,836 times that of an electron and being a baryon composed of two up quarks and one down quark. The...
Radiation therapy using heavy charged particles (HCPs) is an advanced technique of delivering energy to the target volume effectively. HCPs lose a small amount of energy at the point of penetration but release most of their energy near the end of the beam path length. This is a property of ...
Protons have intrinsic properties that often allow radiation oncologists to deliver a higher dose to the tumor compared with photons, while at the same time offering better sparing of normal tissues. Recognition of these advantages has resulted in development of many new proton treatment facilities ...
Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) is a novel therapeutic strategy that has proven to significantly increase dose tolerances and sparing of normal tissue. It uses very narrow proton beams (diameter ≤1 mm), roughly one order of magnitude smaller than state-of-the-art pencil beams. The...
where it was tilted by −90° to position the tumour within the radiation field. Camera-based tumour-positioning control assures congruence of the tumour volume and PTV. The final beam aperture assures radiation protection of the mouse. For irradiation with 200 kV X-rays, the bedding units...
The significance of definitive radiotherapy for sinonasal mucosal melanoma (SMM) is sill controvertial. T his study was to evaluate the role of high-dose proton beam therapy (PBT) in patients with SMM. The cases of 20 patients with SMM localized to the p
We thank BL20U and BL14W1 at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility for providing the beam time. The computational study is supported by Marsden Fund Council from Government funding (no. 21-UOA-237) and a Catalyst: Seeding General Grant (no. 22-UOA-031-CGS), managed by Royal Society...
Hyperthermia has been conventionally used in conjunction with photon beam irradiation. With a gradual increase in particle therapy facilities worldwide, this paper explores the physical, thermal and radiobiological implications of using a combination of hyperthermia with proton beam therapy. Hyperthermia is...