We propose the use of a proton beam from any type of accelerator and a complex system for transporting the beam into three procedure rooms not containing gantries with the aim of decreasing the cost and dimensions of large-scale radiotherapy centers and improving their quality. Each procedure room has facilities to select the direction of irradiation over a quite wide range, with active distribution of the dose into the target volume and use of a mobile tomograph at the site of irradiation.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Shardt, D., Elsaesser, T., and Schulz-Ertner, D., “Heavy-ion tumor therapy: Physical and radiobiological benefits,” Rev. Modern Phys., 82. P. 383 (2010).
Durante, M. and Loeffler, J., “Charged particles in radiation oncology,” Nat. Rev. Clin. Oncol., 10, No. 7, 37-43 (2013).
Owen, H., Lomax, A., and Jolly, S., “Current and future accelerator technologies for charged particles,” Preprint Submitted to Therapy Nuclear Instrument and Physics Research, 6 May 2016.
Kats, M. M., “Comparison of the actions of proton and ion beams in radiation therapy,” Med. Fiz., No. 4, 22-25 (2014).
Deglovani, A., et al., A Single Room Proton Therapy Facility Based on a High-Gradient RF Linac, PTCOG52, Essen (2013).
https://www.varian.com/oncology/products/treatment-delivery/probeam-compact-proton-therapy-solution.
Gerbershagen, F., et al., Novel Irradiation Concepts Enabled by Using Superconducting Magnets in Gantries, PSI PTCOG (2016).
Yan, S., Lu, H-M., Flanz, J., Adams, J., Trofimov, A., and Bortfeld, P., “Reassessment of the necessity of the proton gantry: Analysis of beam orientations from 4332 treatments at MGH Hospital Proton Center over the past 10 years,” Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 95, No. 1, 224-233 (2016).
Kats, M. M., “New systems for irradiation of lying patients with heavy charged particle beams,” Pribory Tekhn. Eksperim., No. 2, 126-135 (2002).
Iversen, G., “Proton therapy minus the gantry: P-Cure at ASTRO,” ASTRO57, October 21, 2015. DOTmed HCB News.
Kats, M. M., “A flat system for transporting proton and ion beams to stationary irradiation centers with different directions instead of gantries,” Med. Fiz., No. 2, 82-87 (2016).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 53, No. 4, Jul.-Aug., 2019, pp. 29-32.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kats, M.M. Simple Equipment for Effective Utilization of a Proton Accelerator for Medical Purposes. Biomed Eng 53, 266–269 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-019-09923-y
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-019-09923-y