Monte Carlo Comparison of Proton and Helium-ion Minibeam Generation Techniques

Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) is a novel therapeutic strategy that combines the normal tissue sparing of submillimetric, spatially fractionated beams with the improved dose deposition of protons. In contrast to conventional approaches which work with comparatively large beam diameters (5...

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Main Authors: Tim Schneider, Ludovic De Marzi, Annalisa Patriarca, Yolanda Prezado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.595721/full