Establishing a consumer advisory group at the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research by Melanie Penfold, Peter Gorayski, Julia Green, Kelly Skelton

“…Abstract The Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research (ABCPTR) established the Bragg Consumer Advisory Group (BCAG) in 2023. …”
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Multi-slit prompt-gamma camera for locating of distal dose falloff in proton therapy by Jong Hoon Park, Sung Hun Kim, Youngmo Ku, Chan Hyeong Kim, Han Rim Lee, Jong Hwi Jeong, Se Byeong Lee, Dong Ho Shin

“…In this research, a multi-slit prompt-gamma camera was developed to locate the distal dose falloff of the proton beam spots in spot scanning proton therapy. To see the performance of the developed camera, therapeutic proton beams were delivered to a solid plate phantom and then the prompt gammas from the phantom were measured using the camera. …”
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Synergy effect of alpha particles by using natural boron in proton therapy: Computational verification by Moo-Sub Kim, Martin Wai-Ming Law, Shih-Kien Djeng, Han-Back Shin, Min-Geon Choi, Yong-Jin Kim, Bo-Young Choe, Tae Suk Suh, Do-Kun Yoon

“…The use of boron (11B) is recently being investigated to be applied in proton therapy as a proton boron fusion dose enhancement agent. …”
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Towards Effective and Efficient Patient-Specific Quality Assurance for Spot Scanning Proton Therapy by X. Ronald. Zhu, Yupeng Li, Dennis Mackin, Heng Li, Falk Poenisch, Andrew K. Lee, Anita Mahajan, Steven J. Frank, Michael T. Gillin, Narayan Sahoo, Xiaodong Zhang

Subjects: “…spot scanning proton therapy…”
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Hybrid monitoring and measurement of concrete shielding activation at the ProtherWal proton therapy centre by E. Ramoisiaux, C. Hernalsteens, R. Tesse, E. Gnacadja, N. Pauly, F. Stichelbaut

“…Abstract Proton therapy systems produce large fluxes of energetic secondary particles when tailoring the beam energy and transverse profile to the specificities of each irradiation plan. …”
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Proton therapy for isolated local regional recurrence of breast cancer after mastectomy alone by Brady S. Laughlin, Ronik S. Bhangoo, Joshua R. Niska, Cameron S. Thorpe, Marlene E. Girardo, Justin D. Anderson, Heidi E. Kosiorek, Lisa A. McGee, William F. Hartsell, John H. Chang, Carl J. Rossi, Henry K. Tsai, Isabelle J. Choi, Carlos E. Vargas

“…Seventeen patients were treated with proton therapy to the chest wall and comprehensive regional lymphatics (17/19, 90%). …”
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Optimization of Proton CT Detector System and Image Reconstruction Algorithm for On-Line Proton Therapy. by Chae Young Lee, Hankyeol Song, Chan Woo Park, Yong Hyun Chung, Jin Sung Kim, Justin C Park

“…Further, we make our optimized detector system and CS-based proton CT reconstruction algorithm potentially useful in on-line proton therapy.…”
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Highly efficient and sensitive patient-specific quality assurance for spot-scanned proton therapy. by J E Johnson, C Beltran, H Wan Chan Tseung, D W Mundy, J J Kruse, T J Whitaker, M G Herman, K M Furutani

“…The purpose of this work was to develop an end-to-end patient-specific quality assurance (QA) technique for spot-scanned proton therapy that is more sensitive and efficient than traditional approaches. …”
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Spectroscopic MRI-Guided Proton Therapy in Non-Enhancing Pediatric High-Grade Glioma by Vicki Huang, Abinand Rejimon, Kartik Reddy, Anuradha G. Trivedi, Karthik K. Ramesh, Alexander S. Giuffrida, Robert Muiruri, Hyunsuk Shim, Bree R. Eaton

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Radiation-Induced Lymphopenia Risks of Photon Versus Proton Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Patients by Saba Ebrahimi, BSc, Gino Lim, PhD, Amy Liu, MSc, Steven H. Lin, MD, PhD, Susannah G. Ellsworth, MD, Clemens Grassberger, PhD, Radhe Mohan, PhD, Wenhua Cao, PhD

“…Purpose: To assess possible differences in radiation-induced lymphocyte depletion for esophageal cancer patients being treated with the following 3 treatment modalities: intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), passive scattering proton therapy (PSPT), and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). …”
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Monte Carlo simulation of secondary neutron dose for scanning proton therapy using FLUKA. by Chaeyeong Lee, Sangmin Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Hankyeol Song, Dae-Hyun Kim, Sungkoo Cho, Kwanghyun Jo, Youngyih Han, Yong Hyun Chung, Jin Sung Kim

“…Proton therapy is a rapidly progressing field for cancer treatment. …”
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Commissioning of GPU–Accelerated Monte Carlo Code FRED for Clinical Applications in Proton Therapy by Jan Gajewski, Magdalena Garbacz, Chih-Wei Chang, Katarzyna Czerska, Marco Durante, Marco Durante, Nils Krah, Katarzyna Krzempek, Renata Kopeć, Liyong Lin, Natalia Mojżeszek, Vincenzo Patera, Vincenzo Patera, Monika Pawlik-Niedzwiecka, Monika Pawlik-Niedzwiecka, Ilaria Rinaldi, Marzena Rydygier, Elzbieta Pluta, Emanuele Scifoni, Agata Skrzypek, Francesco Tommasino, Francesco Tommasino, Angelo Schiavi, Angelo Schiavi, Antoni Rucinski

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Assessment of Geant4 prompt gamma emission yields in the context of proton therapy monitoring by Marco ePinto, Denis eDauvergne, Nicolas eFreud, Jochen eKrimmer, Jean Michel Letang, Etienne eTesta

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Elemental analysis of tissue in proton therapy using photopeak count of prompt gamma spectrum by F. Saheli, N. Vosoughi, Z. Riazi, F.S. Rasouli

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Advancing the Role of Proton Therapy for Spine Metastases Through Diagnostic Scan–Based Planning by Cameron W. Swanick, MD, Michael H. Shang, PhD, Kevin Erhart, PhD, Jonathan Cabrera, MS, James Burkavage, CMD, Tomas Dvorak, MD, Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Zhiqiu Li, PhD, Amish Shah, PhD, Sanford L. Meeks, Omar A. Zeidan, PhD, Patrick Kelly, MD, PhD

“…This study aimed to assess a process for delivering cost-effective palliative proton therapy to the spine using diagnostic scan–based planning (DSBP) and prefabricated treatment delivery devices. …”
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Feasibility evaluation of N-Isopropyl Acrylamide 3D gel dosimeters for proton therapy. by Chun-Hsu Yao, Eng-Yen Huang, Kuo-Jung Juan, Pei-Jiuan Juang, Ying-Hsuan Juan, Yuan-Jen Chang

“…This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of applying 3D gel dosimeters for proton therapy. Two different formulations (5-5-3-5, 5-3-3-10) for the N-Isopropyl Acrylamide (NIPAM) polymer gel were used to find the best composition for the application of NIPAM polymer gels for proton therapy. …”
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Metallic Nanoparticles: A Useful Prompt Gamma Emitter for Range Monitoring in Proton Therapy? by Sébastien Penninckx, Félicien Hespeels, Julien Smeets, Julien L. Colaux, Stéphane Lucas, Anne-Catherine Heuskin

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Cognition and Brain System Segregation in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Treated with Proton Therapy by Anna V. Dowling, BS, Benjamin A. Seitzman, PhD, Timothy J. Mitchell, PhD, Michael Olufawo, BS, Donna L. Dierker, BS, Hari Anandarajah, BS, Ally Dworetsky, BS, Alana McMichael, MA, Catherine Jiang, BS, Dennis L. Barbour, MD, PhD, Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, David D. Limbrick, MD, PhD, Jennifer M. Strahle, MD, Joshua B. Rubin, MD, PhD, Joshua S. Shimony, MD, PhD, Stephanie M. Perkins, MD

Subjects: “…proton therapy…”
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Proton Therapy Outcomes for Head and Neck Cutaneous Melanoma: Proton Collaborative Group Analysis by James E. Han, MD, Alicia Lozano, MS, Shaakir Hasan, MD, J. Isabelle Choi, MD, Arpit M. Chhabra, MD, Henry Tsai, MD, Nasiruddin Mohammed, MD, Samir Patel, MD, Sanford Katz, MD, John H. Chang, MD, Charles B. Simone II, MD, Robert H. Press, MD

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Evolution of a beam dynamics model for the transport line in a proton therapy facility by V. Rizzoglio, A. Adelmann, C. Baumgarten, M. Frey, A. Gerbershagen, D. Meer, J. M. Schippers

“…In this paper, the effects of particle-matter interaction have been included in the model of the transport lines in the proton therapy facility at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland. …”
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