Bibliography of Articles on Proton Therapy

III. Physics/Technology/Biology of Proton Therapy

Agosteo S, Birattari C, Caravaggio M, Silari M, Tosi G.
Secondary neutron and photon dose in proton therapy.
Radiother Oncol. 1998 Sep;48(3):293-305.
PMID: 9925249 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]Akagi T, Higashi A, Tsugami H, Sakamoto

H, Masuda Y, Hishikawa Y.
Ridge filter design for proton therapy at Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center.
Phys Med Biol. 2003 Nov 21;48(22):N301-12.
PMID: 14680273 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Akber SF.
Correlation between water proton spin lattice relaxation time and radiation tolerance dose in normal human tissue.
Am J Clin Oncol. 2000 Feb;23(1):104-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 10683090 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Becchetti FD.
High energy electron beams shaped with applied magnetic fields could provide a competitive and cost-effective alternative to proton and heavy-ion radiotherapy.
For the proposition.
Med Phys. 2002 Oct;29(10):2435-6. No abstract available.
PMID: 12408319 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Bhujwalla ZM, Glickson JD.
Detection of tumor response to radiation therapy by in vivo proton MR spectroscopy.
Int J Radial Oncol Biol Phys. 1996 Oct 1;36(3):635-9.
PMID: 8948348 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Del Guerra A, Di Domenico G, Mukhopadhayay D.
PET dosimetry in proton radiotherapy: a Monte Carlo Study.
Appl Radiat Isot. 1997 Oct-Dec;48(10-12):1617-24.
PMID: 9463881 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Fippel M, Soukup M.
A Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm for proton therapy.
Med Phys. 2004 Aug;31(8):2263-73.
PMID: 15377093 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Fourkal E, Li JS, Ding M, Tajima T, Ma CM.
Particle selection for laser-accelerated proton therapy feasibility study.
Med Phys. 2003 Jul;30(7):1660-70.
PMID: 12906183 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Fourkal E. Shahine B, Ding M, Li JS, Tajima T, Ma CM.
Particle in cell simulation of laser-accelerated proton beams for radiation therapy.
Med Phys. 2002 Dec;29(12):2788-98.
PMID: 12512712 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Gall K, Desrosiers M, Bensen D, Serago C.
Alanine EPR dosimeter response in proton therapy beams.
Appl Radial Isot. 1996 Nov-Dec;47(11-12):1197-9.
PMID: 9022180 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Gardey KU, Oelfke U, Lam GK.
Range modulation in proton therapy – an optimization technique for clinical and experimental applications.
Phys Med Biol. 1999 Jun;44(6):N81-8.
PMID: 10498512 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Gogin EE, Benetskii BA, Kravchuk LV, Tiflov VV.
Photons and protons in radiation therapy. The prospects for developing a proton therapy based on a new Russian accelerator
Ter Arkh. 1996;68(10):31-6. Russian.
PMID: 9026939 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Grande S, Luciani AM, Rosi A, Cherubini R, Conzato M, Guidoni L, Viti V.
Radiation effects on soluble metabolites in cultured HeLa cells examined by 1H MRS: changes in concentration of glutathione and of lipid catabolites induced by gamma rays and proton beams.
Int J Cancer, 2001;96 Suppl:27-42.
PMID: 11992384 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Gusarov AI, Doyle D, Hermanne A, Berghmans F, Fruit M, Ulbrich G, Blondel M.
Refractive-index changes caused by proton radiation in silicate optical glasses.
Appl Opt 2002 Feb 1;41(4):678-84.
PMID: 11993913 [PubMed]

Hishikawa Y, Kagawa K, Murakami M, Sakai H, Akagi T, Abe M.
Usefulness of positron-emission tomographic images after proton therapy.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Aug 1;53(5):1388-91.
PMID: 12128141 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Ilic RD, Spasic-Jokic V, Beliccv P, Dragovic M.
The Monte Carlo SRNA-VOX code for 3D proton dose distribution in voxelized geometry using CT data.
Phys Med Biol. 2005 Mar 7;50(5):1011-7. Epub 2005 Feb 17.
PMID: 15798273 [PubMed – in process]

Jones B, Dale RG.
Estimation of optimum dose per fraction for high LET radiations: implications for proton radiotherapy.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Dec 1;48(5):1549-57.
PMID: 11121661 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Jones B, Dale R.
The clinical radiobiology of high LET radiotherapy with particular reference to proton radiotherapy.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2003 Feb;15(1):S16-22. No abstract available.
PMID: 12602559 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Jongen Y, Beeckman W, Cohilis P.
The proton therapy system for MGH’s NPTC: equipment description and progress report.
Bull Cancer Radiother. 1996;83 Suppl:219s-22s.
PMID: 8949784 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Kajioka EH, Gheorghe C, Andres ML, Abell GA, Folz-Holbeck J, Slater JM,
Nelson GA, Gridley DS.
Effects of proton and gamma radiation on lymphocyte populations and acute
response to antigen.
In Vivo. 1999 Nov-Dec;13(6):525-33.
PMID: 10757049 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

King GL, Rabin BM, Weatherspoon JK.
5-HT3 receptor antagonists ameliorate emesis in the ferret evoked by neutron or proton radiation.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1999 May;70(5):485-92.
PMID: 10332945 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Lehmann J, Hartmann Siantar C, Wessol DE, Wemple CA, Nigg D, Cogliati J, Daly
T, Descalle MA, Flickinger T, Pletcher D, Denardo G.
Monte Carlo treatment planning for molecular targeted radiotherapy within the MINERVA system.
Phys Med Biol. 2005 Mar 7;50(5):947-58. Epub 2005 Feb 17.
PMID: 15798267 [PubMed – in process]

Litzenberg DW, Roberts DA, Lee MY, Pham K, Vander Molen AM, Ronningen R,
Becchetti FD.
On-line monitoring of radiotherapy beams: experimental results with proton beams.
Med Phys. 1999 Jun;26(6):992-1006.
PMID: 10436901 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Loeffler JS, Smith AR, Suit HD.
The potential role of proton beams in radiation oncology.
Semin Oncol. 1997 Dec;24(6):686-95. Review.
PMID: 942264 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Lomax A.
Compensated And Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy.
Paul Scherrer Institute Villigen-PSI, Switzerland

Lomax A.
Intensity modulation methods for proton radiotherapy.
Phys Med Biol. 1999 Jan;44(1):185-205.
PMID: 10071883 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Lomax AJ, Boehringer T, Coray A, Egger E, Goitein G, Grossmann M, Juelke P,
Lin S, Pedroni E, Rohrer B, Roser W, Rossi B, Siegenthaler B, Stadelmann O, Stauble H, Vetter C, Wisser L.
Intensity modulated proton therapy: a clinical example.
Med Phys. 2001 Mar;28(3):317-24.
PMID: 11318312 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Lomax AJ, Bohringer T, Bolsi A, Coray D, Emert F, Goitein G, Jermann M, Lin S,
Perdoni E, Rutz H, Stadelmann O, Timmermann B, Verwey J, Weber DC.
Treatment planning and verification of proton therapy using spot scanning: initial experiences.
Med Phys. 2004 Nov;31(11):3150-7.
PMID: 15587667 [PubMed – in process]

Lomax AJ, Pedroni E, Rutz H, Goitein G.
The clinical potential of intensity modulated proton therapy.
Z Med Phys. 2004;14(3):147-52.
PMID: 15462415 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Moritz LE.
Radiation protection at low energy proton accelerators.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2001;96(4):297-309. Review.
PMID: 11843080 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Namba H, Irie T, Fukushi K, Iyo M, Hashimoto T, Ando K.
Time courses of changes in cerebral blood flow and blood-brain barrier integrity by focal proton radiation in the rat.
Neurol Res. 1996 Feb;18(1):83-6.
PMID: 8714542 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Nill S, Bortfeld T, Oelfke U.
Inverse planning of intensity modulated proton therapy.
Z Med Phys. 2004;14(1):35-40.
PMID: 15104008 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Ogino T.
Heavy charged particle radiotherapy—proton beam
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2003 Dec;30(13):2030-5. Review. Japanese.
PMID: 14712761 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Onori S, d’Errico F, De Angelis C, Egger E, Fattibene, Janovsky I.
Alanine dosimetry of proton therapy beams.
Med Phys. 1997 Mar;24(3):447-53.
PMID: 9089596 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H.
Nuclear interactions in proton therapy: dose and relative biological effect distributions originating from primary and secondary particles.
Phys Med Biol. 2002 Mar 7;47(5):747-64.
PMID: 11931469 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H.
Significance and implementation of RBE variations in proton beam therapy.
Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2003 Oct;2(5):413-26.
PMID: 14529306 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H, Goitein M.
Biophysical modelling of proton radiation effects based on amorphous track models.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2001 Sep;77(9):911-28.
PMID: 11576451 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H, Jiang H, Lee SY, Kooy HM.
Accurate Monte Carlo simulations for nozzle design, commissioning and quality assurance for a proton radiation therapy facility.
Med Phys. 2004 Jul; 31(7):2107-18.
PMID: 15305464 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H, Jiang H, Trofimov A.
4D Monte Carlo simulation of proton beam scanning: modelling of variations in time and space to study the interplay between scanning pattern and time-dependent patient geometry.
Phys Med Biol. 2005 Mar 7;50(5):983-90. Epub 2005 Feb 17.
PMID: 15798270 [PubMed – in process]

Paganetti H, Niemierko A, Ancukiewicz M, Gerweck LE, Goitein M, Loeffler JS,
Suit HD.
Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) values for proton beam therapy.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Jun 1;53(2):407-21.
PMID: 12023146 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Paganetti H, Schmitz T.
The influence of the beam modulation technique on dose and RBE in proton radiation therapy.
Phys Med Biol. 1996 Sep;41(9):1649-63.
PMID: 8884903 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Parodi K, Enghardt W.
Potential application of PET in quality assurance of proton therapy.
Phys Med Biol. 2000 Nov;45(11):N151-6.
PMID: 11098922 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Pecaut MJ, Gridley DS, Nelson GA
Long-term effects of low-dose proton radiation on immunity in mice: shielded vs. unshielded.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2003 Feb;74(2):115-24.
PMID: 12602442 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Pedroni E, Scheib S, Bohringer T, Coray A, Grossmann M, Lin S, Lomax A.
Experimental characterization and physical modelling of the dose distribution of scanned proton pencil beams.
Phys Med Biol. 2005 Feb 7;50(3):541-61.
PMID: 15773729 [PubMed – in process]

Roth U, Trobs M, Graf T, Balmer JE, Weber HP.
Proton and gamma radiation tests on nonlinear crystals.
Appl Opt. 2002 Jan 20;41(3):464-9.
PMID: 11905572 [PubMed]

Rutz HP, Lomax AJ.
Donut-shaped high-dose configuration for proton beam radiation therapy.
Strahlenther Onkol. 2005 Jan;181(1):49-53.
PMID: 15660193 [PubMed – in process]

Schaffner B, Pedroni E.
The precision of proton range calculations in proton radiotherapy treatment planning: experimental verification of the relation between CT-HU and proton stopping power.
Phys Med Biol. 1998 Jun;43(6):1579-92.
PMID: 9651027 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Schneider U, Agosteo S, Pedroni E, Besserer J.
Secondary neutron dose during proton therapy using spot scanning.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 May 1;53(1):244-51.
PMID: 12007965 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Schulte RW, Fargo RA, Meinass HJ, Slater JD, Slater JM.
Analysis of head motion prior to and during proton beam therapy.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Jul 1;47(4):1105-10.
PMID: 10863084 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Silari M, Stevenson GR.
Radiation protection at high energy proton accelerators.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2001;96(4):311-21. Review.
PMID: 11843081 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Tanaka S, Nakashima H, Sakamoto Y, Nakane Y, Meigo S, Tanaka S, Nakumara T, Takada M, Kurosawa T, Hirayama H, Nakao N, Uwamino Y, Imamura M, Shin K.
An experimental study on radiation streaming through a labyrinth in a proton accelerator facility of intermediate energy.
Health Phys. 2001 Oct;81(4):406-18.
PMID: 11569635 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Tourovsky A, Lomax AJ, Schneider U, Pedroni E.
Monte Carlo dose calculations for spot scanned proton therapy.
Phys Med Biol. 2005 Mar 7;50(5):971-81. Epub 2005 Feb 17.
PMID: 15798269 [PubMed – in process]

Trofimov A, Bortfeld T.
Beam delivery sequencing for intensity modulated proton therapy.
Phys Med Biol. 2003 May 21;48(10):1321-31.
PMID: 12812449 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Trofimov A, Bortfeld T.
Optimization of beam parameters and treatment planning for intensity modulated proton therapy.
Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2003 Oct;2(5);437-44.
PMID: 14529308 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Troja SO, Egger E, Francescon P, Gueli AM, Kacperek A, Coco M, Musmeci R,
Pedalino A.
2D and 3D dose distribution determination in proton beam radiotherapy with GafChromic film detectors.
Technol Health Car. 2000;8(2):155-64.
PMID: 10955768 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Turesson I, Johansson KA, Mattsson S.
The potential of proton and light ion beams in radiotherapy.
Acta Oncol. 2003;42(2):107-14. Review.
PMID: 12801129 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Wilkens JJ, Oelfke U.
Analytical linear energy transfer calculations for proton therapy.
Med Phys. 2003 May;30(5):806-15.
PMID: 12772988 [PubMed- in process]

Wilkens JJ, Oelfke U.
Three-dimensional LET calculations for treatment planning of proton therapy.
Z Med Phys. 2004;14(1):41-6.
PMID: 15104009 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Wilkens JJ, Oelfke U.
Optimization of radiobiological effects in intensity modulated proton therapy.
Med Phys. 2005 Feb; 32 (2): 455-65.
PMID: 15789592 [PubMed – in process]

Yeboah C, Sandison GA, Chvetsov AV.
Intensity and energy modulated radiotherapy with proton beams: variables affecting optimal prostate plan.
Med Phys. 2002 Feb;29(2):176-89.
PMID: 11865989 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Yoda K, Saito Y, Sakamoto H.
Dose optimization of proton and heavy ion therapy using generalized sampled pattern matching.
Phys Med Biol. 1997 Dec;42(12):2411-20.
PMID: 9434297 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Yokohama N, Kagiya G, Maruyama I, Nishijima A, Yamamoto K.
New Patient positioning system for proton therapy combined with CT with a common treatment couch
Nippon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi. 2003 Nov;59(11):1432-7. Japanese.
PMID: 14983131 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Zaknun JJ, Fink FM, Felber S, Zaknun D.
Image fusion of magnetic resonance and F-18 FDG positron emission tomography using a dual-head camera in coincidence mode to determine the viability of an embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma residual mass after proton radiation and chemotherapy.
Clin Nucl Med 2001 Nov;26(11):941-2. No abstract available.
PMID: 11595851 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

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