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ArticleScientific reports2024

Tuning spatially fractionated radiotherapy dose profiles using the moiré effect.

Fardous Reaz, Erik Traneus, Niels Bassler

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Proton minibeam radiotherapy: a review.Frontiers in oncology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Fardous ReazDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. fardous@clin.au.dk.ORCID 0009-0002-8332-9655
Erik TraneusRaySearch Laboratories AB, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1850-7382
Niels BasslerDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4160-1078

Funding

Kræftens Bekæmpelse R191-A11526Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF195A0059372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (SFRT) has demonstrated promising potential in cancer treatment, combining the advantages of reduced post-radiation effects and enhanced local control rates. Within this paradigm, proton minibeam radiotherapy (pMBRT) was suggested as a new treatment modality, possibly producing superior normal tissue sparing to conventional proton therapy, leading to improvements in patient outcomes. However, an effective and convenient beam generation method for pMBRT, capable of implementing various optimum dose profiles, is essential for its real-world application. Our study investigates the potential of utilizing the moiré effect in a dual collimator system (DCS) to generate pMBRT dose profiles with the flexibility to modify the center-to-center distance (CTC) of the dose distribution in a technically simple way.We employ the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations tool to demonstrate that the angle between the two collimators of a DCS can significantly impact the dose profile. Varying the DCS angle from 10

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Proton TherapyRadiation InjuriesDose Fractionation, RadiationEtoposideHumansMonte Carlo MethodProtonsRadiation, IonizingRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedEtoposideProtons

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PMID38605022
PMCPMC11009409

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