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Comparison of supine or prone crawl photon or proton breast and regional lymph node radiation therapy including the internal mammary chain Universiteit Gent
Activation cross sections for production of 7Be By proton and deuteron induced reactions on 9 Be: protons up to 65 MeV and deuterons up to 50 MeV Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Experimental cross section data for the production of 7Be by 9Be(d,x) 7Be reactions are presented for the first time at deuteron energies up to 50 MeV. For the 9Be(p,x) 7Be reaction values up to 65 MeV are presented and compared to literature values. The cross sections were measured using an activation method in stacked foil irradiations followed by gamma-ray spectroscopy. Thick target yields were calculated and discussed in comparison with ...
Unraveling the radiobiology of protons and photons – using the model organism S. cerevisiae KU Leuven
Ever since the discovery of X-rays in 1895 by William Röntgen, radiotherapy has been a cornerstone in the cancer treatment. Nowadays, up to 50% of cancer patients are treated with radiotherapy during their course of illness. Despite many technical improvements in radiotherapy planning and delivery, X-ray or photon radiotherapy (XRT) is still associated with toxicity to normal tissue surrounding the tumor. Proton radiotherapy (PRT) is emerging as ...
Comparison of the effectiveness of radiotherapy with photons, protons and carbon-ions for non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis KU Leuven
Purpose: To provide a comparison between radiotherapy with photons, protons and carbon-ions in the treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), performing a meta-analysis of observational studies. Methods: Eligible studies on conventional radiotherapy (CRT), stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT), concurrent chemoradiation (CCR), proton therapy and carbon-ion therapy were searched through a systematic review. To obtain pooled estimates of 2- and ...
Photons, protons or carbon ions for stage I non-small cell lung cancer - Results of the multicentric ROCOCO in silico study KU Leuven
PURPOSE: To compare dose to organs at risk (OARs) and dose-escalation possibility for 24 stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in a ROCOCO (Radiation Oncology Collaborative Comparison) trial. METHODS: For each patient, 3 photon plans [Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and CyberKnife], a double scattered proton (DSP) and an intensity-modulated carbon-ion (IMIT) therapy plan were ...
How costly is particle therapy? Cost analysis of external beam radiotherapy with carbon-ions, protons and photons KU Leuven
Purpose: Particle therapy has potentially a better therapeutic ratio than photon therapy. However, investment costs are much higher. This study provides an estimation and comparison of the costs of these therapies.