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Department of Radiation Oncology, WashU Medicine
In proton therapy treatment planning, several free parameters impact both plan quality and delivery time. These include spot and energy layer spacing, MU per spot or layer, and in some systems, utilization of adaptive apertures (AA). Decreasing delivery time...
Halide perovskites, particularly CsPbBr3, present an exciting opportunity to overcome these limitations due to their high atomic number, fast charge transport, and exceptional radiation tolerance. While perovskite detectors have shown promise for low-energy x...
Conventional methods for testing proton pencil-beams require multiple quality assurance tools that lack efficiency and spatiotemporal resolutions. Here, we used our efficient ultra-high-resolution scintillation imaging system to verify that two gantry-mounted...
Proton plans are often homogenous with minimal hotspots, which may not be ideal for ablative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). A treatment planning approach for stereotactic body proton therapy (SBPT) is proposed to match the characteristics of phot...