2015
Fast Biological Modeling for Voxel-based Heavy Ion Treatment Planning Using the Mechanistic Repair-Misrepair-Fixation Model and Nuclear Fragment Spectra
Kamp F, Cabal G, Mairani A, Parodi K, Wilkens JJ, Carlson DJ. Fast Biological Modeling for Voxel-based Heavy Ion Treatment Planning Using the Mechanistic Repair-Misrepair-Fixation Model and Nuclear Fragment Spectra. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: 557-568. PMID: 26460998, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative biological effectivenessCarbon ion therapyCarbon ionsIon therapyHeavy ion treatment planningMonte Carlo code FLUKAPrimary carbon ionsCarbon ion energyRadiation therapy beamsRBE valuesCarbon ion treatment plansRelevant RBE valuesRMF predictionsHeavy ionsIon energyDouble-strand break (DSB) yieldsRMF modelEnergy spectrumTherapy beamsSecondary fragmentsMonte Carlo damage simulationNuclear fragmentsBiological optimizationBiological effectivenessRBE predictions
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