2015
Extension of TOPAS for the simulation of proton radiation effects considering molecular and cellular endpoints
Polster L, Schuemann J, Rinaldi I, Burigo L, McNamara AL, Stewart RD, Attili A, Carlson DJ, Sato T, Méndez J, Faddegon B, Perl J, Paganetti H. Extension of TOPAS for the simulation of proton radiation effects considering molecular and cellular endpoints. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2015, 60: 5053-5070. PMID: 26061666, PMCID: PMC4511084, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/13/5053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency-mean specific energyProton linear energy transferProton radiation effectsMonte Carlo toolLinear energy transferDelta electronsLineal energyProton RBEBragg peakPhysics parametersRadiobiological experimentsExperimental arrangementEnergy transferTOPASRadiation effectsTrack structureBiological input parametersProton therapyExperimental dataDouble-strand break inductionDNA double-strand break inductionEnergyRBEElectronsSpecific geometry
2011
A Mechanism-Based Approach to Predict the Relative Biological Effectiveness of Protons and Carbon Ions in Radiation Therapy
Frese MC, Yu VK, Stewart RD, Carlson DJ. A Mechanism-Based Approach to Predict the Relative Biological Effectiveness of Protons and Carbon Ions in Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2011, 83: 442-450. PMID: 22099045, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative biological effectivenessCarbon ionsRadiation qualityUniform biological effectIon kinetic energyBiological effectivenessMonte Carlo modelParticle energyRMF modelBragg peakMonte Carlo damage simulation (MCDS) softwareCarlo modelRelevant protonsLinear-quadratic parametersKinetic energyProton relative biological effectivenessProtonsPhysical doseParticle distributionIonsParameter αEnergyRepresentative spreadSOBPPotential biological advantages