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ArticlePhysics in medicine and biology2026

Lung ion-fluoroscopy Guided Hadron therapy: LIGHT concept and proof-of-principle.

Saad Shaikh, Mikaël Simard, Ronja Hetzel, Maximilian Dick, Uli Weber, Kilian-Simon Baumann, Christian Graeff, Charles-Antoine Collins-Fekete, Lennart Volz

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Article in Physics in medicine and biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Saad ShaikhDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7086-5187
Mikaël SimardDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0610-6319
Ronja HetzelBiophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6142-6609
Maximilian DickBiophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-7166-9572
Uli WeberBiophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8147-0084
Kilian-Simon BaumannUniversity of Applied Sciences, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1223-523X
Christian GraeffBiophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5296-7649
Charles-Antoine Collins-FeketeDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0009-2972-0128
Lennart VolzBiophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0441-4350

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Heavy Ion RadiotherapyLungLung NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedFluoroscopyHumansMovementPhantoms, ImagingProof of Concept StudyRadiometrycarbon therapyonline treatment monitoringplastic scintillatorreal-time ion imaging

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PMID42246123
PMCPMC13281394

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