Read article: Proton therapy on an upward trajectory
The UK’s proton therapy community is at the forefront of international efforts to drive standardization and verification of new treatment facilities. Joe McEntee reports
Read article: Intensity-modulated protons reduce side effects of whole-brain radiotherapy
Intensity-modulated proton therapy can spare the hippocampus during whole-brain irradiation and minimize treatment-related cognitive decline
Read article: GaToroid: a non-rotating gantry for hadron therapy
A lightweight non-rotating gantry based on CERN magnet technology could one day revolutionize hadron therapy
Read article: Looking inside a proton therapy system
Imran Patel showcases the Christie’s proton-therapy set-up
Read article: Proton minibeams tackle aggressive brain tumours
Proton minibeam radiation therapy could increase tumour control and reduce neurotoxicity in treatments of high-grade gliomas
Read article: Clinical proton system could enable small-animal studies
A compact clinical proton therapy system with an adaptive aperture could be employed for pre-clinical animal research
Read article: MRI guidance is feasible for proton therapy
Integrating an MR scanner with a static proton beam line reveals the technical feasibility of simultaneous proton irradiation and MR imaging
Read article: Proton therapy: not all RBE models are equal
An investigation into published models of relative biological effectiveness reveals that the choice of model strongly affects the resulting dose estimates
Read article: What is proton beam therapy?
Ranald Mackay explains the physics behind treating tumours with protons
Read article: Mobile CT scanner lines up for adaptive proton therapy
A mobile helical CT scanner provides 3D volumetric imaging for image-guided and adaptive proton therapy
