Jungwook Shin, PhD

To quantify the impact of proton dose calculation methodology, including nuclear halo contributions, on secondary cancer risk for near-field organs following proton craniospinal irradiation.

The NCI Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort aims to compare the risk of second malignancies in patients treated with proton versus photon radiotherapy. Using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, normal tissue dose estimates were retrospectively cal...