2018
Physical parameter optimization scheme for radiobiological studies of charged particle therapy
Geng C, Gates D, Bronk L, Ma D, Guan F. Physical parameter optimization scheme for radiobiological studies of charged particle therapy. Physica Medica 2018, 51: 13-21. PMID: 30278981, PMCID: PMC6173200, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon beamParticle therapyPhysical quantitiesDose-averaged linear energy transferC-ion beamsLinear energy transferBiological dose optimizationParticle beamsProton beamBragg curveBragg peakWhole target regionBeamCorresponding physical dataEnergy transferProtonsMonte Carlo simulationsAppropriate biophysical modelSpatial distributionSOBPRadiobiological studiesCarlo simulationsDose spreadIonsLET
2017
Radiobiological issues in proton therapy
Mohan R, Peeler CR, Guan F, Bronk L, Cao W, Grosshans DR. Radiobiological issues in proton therapy. Acta Oncologica 2017, 56: 1367-1373. PMID: 28826292, PMCID: PMC5842809, DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1348621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practiceClinical evidenceProton therapyProton relative biological effectivenessClear clinical evidenceCurrent clinical practiceRelative biological effectivenessIntensity-modulated proton therapyMore patientsTherapeutic ratioUnforeseen toxicityTreatment planTherapyVariable relative biological effectivenessEffective dose distributionRadiation dosePatientsDoseCell typesEstimation of doseDose distributionParticle therapyRadiobiological issuesRBE variabilityEvidence