2020
Exploring the advantages of intensity-modulated proton therapy: experimental validation of biological effects using two different beam intensity-modulation patterns
Ma D, Bronk L, Kerr M, Sobieski M, Chen M, Geng C, Yiu J, Wang X, Sahoo N, Cao W, Zhang X, Stephan C, Mohan R, Grosshans DR, Guan F. Exploring the advantages of intensity-modulated proton therapy: experimental validation of biological effects using two different beam intensity-modulation patterns. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3199. PMID: 32081928, PMCID: PMC7035246, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60246-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated proton therapyLow-energy beamsIntensity modulation patternCurrent treatment planProton therapyBiological effectsDelivery strategiesTarget doseTherapeutic indexTreatment planHigh-energy beamsEffective doseEnhanced biological effectClinical potentialTherapyCancer cellsDoseBragg peak
2018
Investigation of the dose perturbation effect for therapeutic beams with the presence of a 1.5 T transverse magnetic field in magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapy.
Shao W, Tang X, Bai Y, Shu D, Geng C, Gong C, Guan F. Investigation of the dose perturbation effect for therapeutic beams with the presence of a 1.5 T transverse magnetic field in magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapy. Journal Of Cancer Research And Therapeutics 2018, 14: 184-195. PMID: 29516984, DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1349_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT transverse magnetic fieldBeam energyCarbon ion beamsTherapeutic beamTransverse magnetic fieldMagnetic fieldDose perturbationsDose perturbation effectsIon beamMagnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapyHigher beam energiesUniform magnetic fieldWater-air interfaceAir-tissue interfacePhoton beamsRadiation fieldPerturbation effectsBragg peakProper energyBeamBeam typeDose distributionEnergyProtonsRadiotherapy methods