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Experimental Set-up for FLASH Proton Irradiation of Small Animals Using a Clinical System by Patriarca, Annalisa, Fouillade, Charles, Auger, Michel, Martin, Frédéric, Pouzoulet, Frédéric, Nauraye, Catherine, Heinrich, Sophie, Favaudon, Vincent, Meyroneinc, Samuel, Dendale, Rémi, Mazal, Alejandro, Poortmans, Philip, Verrelle, Pierre, De Marzi, Ludovic

“…Recent in vivo investigations have shown that short pulses of electrons at very high dose rates (FLASH) are less harmful to healthy tissues but just as…”
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EPID based in vivo dosimetry system: clinical experience and results by Celi, Sofia, Costa, Emilie, Wessels, Claas, Mazal, Alejandro, Fourquet, Alain, Francois, Pascal

“…Mandatory in several countries, in vivo dosimetry has been recognized as one of the next milestones in radiation oncology. Our department has implemented…”
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Radical Production with Pulsed Beams: Understanding the Transition to FLASH by Espinosa-Rodriguez, Andrea, Sanchez-Parcerisa, Daniel, Ibáñez, Paula, Vera-Sánchez, Juan Antonio, Mazal, Alejandro, Fraile, Luis Mario, Manuel Udías, José

“…Ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) irradiation regimes have the potential to spare normal tissue while keeping equivalent tumoricidal capacity than conventional dose…”
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Practice Patterns Analysis of Ocular Proton Therapy Centers: The International OPTIC Survey by Hrbacek, Jan, PhD, Mishra, Kavita K., MD, MPH, Kacperek, Andrzej, PhD, Dendale, Remi, MD, Nauraye, Catherine, PhD, Auger, Michel, Eng, Herault, Joel, PhD, Daftari, Inder K., PhD, Trofimov, Alexei V., PhD, Shih, Helen A., MD, Chen, Yen-Lin E., MD, Denker, Andrea, PhD, Heufelder, Jens, PhD, Horwacik, Tomasz, PhD, Swakoń, Jan, PhD, Hoehr, Cornelia, PhD, Duzenli, Cheryl, PhD, Pica, Alessia, MD, Goudjil, Farid, MSc, Mazal, Alejandro, PhD, Thariat, Juliette, MD, Weber, Damien C., MD

“…Purpose To assess the planning, treatment, and follow-up strategies worldwide in dedicated proton therapy ocular programs. Methods and Materials Ten centers…”
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Biological and Mechanical Synergies to Deal With Proton Therapy Pitfalls: Minibeams, FLASH, Arcs, and Gantryless Rooms by Mazal, Alejandro, Vera Sanchez, Juan Antonio, Sanchez-Parcerisa, Daniel, Udias, Jose Manuel, España, Samuel, Sanchez-Tembleque, Victor, Fraile, Luis Mario, Bragado, Paloma, Gutierrez-Uzquiza, Alvaro, Gordillo, Nuria, Garcia, Gaston, Castro Novais, Juan, Perez Moreno, Juan Maria, Mayorga Ortiz, Lina, Ilundain Idoate, Amaia, Cremades Sendino, Marta, Ares, Carme, Miralbell, Raymond, Schreuder, Niek

“…Proton therapy has advantages and pitfalls comparing with photon therapy in radiation therapy. Among the limitations of protons in clinical practice we can…”
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The prediction of output factors for spread-out proton Bragg peak fields in clinical practice by Kooy, Hanne M, Rosenthal, Stanley J, Engelsman, Martijn, Mazal, Alejandro, Slopsema, Roelf L, Paganetti, Harald, Flanz, Jacob B

“…The reliable prediction of output factors for spread-out proton Bragg peak (SOBP) fields in clinical practice remained unrealized due to a lack of a consistent…”
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Case study thoracic radiotherapy in an elderly patient with pacemaker: The issue of pacing leads by Kirova, Youlia M., M.D, Menard, Jean, M.D, Chargari, Cyrus, M.D, Mazal, Alejandro, Ph.D, Kirov, Krassen, M.D

“…Abstract To assess clinical outcome of patients with pacemaker treated with thoracic radiation therapy for T8-T9 paravertebral chloroma. A 92-year-old male…”
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FLASH and minibeams in radiation therapy: the effect of microstructures on time and space and their potential application to protontherapy by Mazal, Alejandro, Prezado, Yolanda, Ares, Carme, de Marzi, Ludovic, Patriarca, Annalisa, Miralbell, Raymond, Favaudon, Vincent

“…After years of lethargy, studies on two non-conventional microstructures in time and space of the beams used in radiation therapy are enjoying a huge revival…”
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The current status of preclinical proton FLASH radiation and future directions by Diffenderfer, Eric S., Sørensen, Brita S., Mazal, Alejandro, Carlson, David J.

“…We review the current status of proton FLASH experimental systems, including preclinical physical and biological results. Technological limitations on…”
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A quantitative FLASH effectiveness model to reveal potentials and pitfalls of high dose rate proton therapy by Krieger, Miriam, Water, Steven, Folkerts, Michael M., Mazal, Alejandro, Fabiano, Silvia, Bizzocchi, Nicola, Weber, Damien C., Safai, Sairos, Lomax, Antony J.

“…Purpose In ultrahigh dose rate radiotherapy, the FLASH effect can lead to substantially reduced healthy tissue damage without affecting tumor control. Although…”
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Assessment of the Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Centre Accelerator for Single Event Effects Testing by Coronetti, Andrea, Emriskova, Natalia, Alia, Ruben Garcia, Sanchez, Juan Antonio Vera, Mazal, Alejandro

“…High-energy proton testing is used for single-event effect (SEE) qualification of electronics employed in several radiation-harsh environments. Given the…”
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PTCOG Ocular Statement: Expert Summary of Current Practices and Future Developments in Ocular Proton Therapy by Hrbacek, Jan, Kacperek, Andrzej, Beenakker, Jan-Willem M., Mortimer, Linda, Denker, Andrea, Mazal, Alejandro, Shih, Helen A., Dendale, Remi, Slopsema, Roelf, Heufelder, Jens, Mishra, Kavita K.

“…Although rare cancers, ocular tumors are a threat to vision, quality of life, and potentially life expectancy of a patient. Ocular proton therapy (OPT) is a…”
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1770: On-the-fly dose reconstruction from in-beam PET activation by Valladolid-Onecha, Victor, Espinosa-Rodriguez, Andrea, Arias-Valcayo, Fernando, España, Samuel, Gaitán-Dominguez, Sara, García-Diez, Miguel, Ibáñez, Paula, Sanchez-Parcerisa, Daniel, Soneira-Landín, Cayetano, Cerrón-Campoó, Fernando, Vera-Sanchez, Juan Antonio, Mazal, Alejandro, Fraile, Luis Mario, Udias, Jose Manuel

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Enhancing adaptive proton therapy through CBCT images: Synthetic head and neck CT generation based on 3D vision transformers by Viar‐Hernandez, David, Molina‐Maza, Juan Manuel, Vera‐Sánchez, Juan Antonio, Perez‐Moreno, Juan Maria, Mazal, Alejandro, Rodriguez‐Vila, Borja, Malpica, Norberto, Torrado‐Carvajal, Angel

“…Background Proton therapy is a form of radiotherapy commonly used to treat various cancers. Due to its high conformality, minor variations in patient anatomy…”
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Material decomposition maps based calibration of dual energy CT scanners for proton therapy planning: a phantom study by Viar-Hernández, David, Vera-Sánchez, Juan Antonio, Schmidt-Santiago, Lucia, Rodriguez-Vila, Borja, Lorenzo-Villanueva, Isabel, Canals-de-Las-Casas, Elisabet, Castro-Novais, Juan, Maria Perez-Moreno, Juan, Cerrón-Campoo, Fernando, Malpica, Norberto, Torrado-Carvajal, Angel, Mazal, Alejandro

“…We introduce a new calibration method for dual energy CT (DECT) based on material decomposition (MD) maps, specifically iodine and water MD maps. The aim of…”
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Technical note: Measurement of the bunch structure of a clinical proton beam using a SiPM coupled to a plastic scintillator with an optical fiber by García Díez, Miguel, Espinosa Rodriguez, Andrea, Sánchez Tembleque, Victor, Sánchez Parcerisa, Daniel, Valladolid Onecha, Victor, Vera Sanchez, Juan A., Mazal, Alejandro, Fraile, Luis Mario, Udias, Jose Manuel

“…Background Recent proposals of high dose rate plans in protontherapy as well as very short proton bunches may pose problems to current beam monitor systems…”
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Particle arc therapy: Status and potential by Mein, Stewart, Wuyckens, Sophie, Li, Xiaoqiang, Both, Stefan, Carabe, Alejandro, Vera, Macarena Chocan, Engwall, Erik, Francesco, Fracchiolla, Graeff, Christian, Gu, Wenbo, Hong, Liu, Inaniwa, Taku, Janssens, Guillaume, de Jong, Bas, Li, Taoran, Liang, Xiaoying, Liu, Gang, Lomax, Antony, Mackie, Thomas, Mairani, Andrea, Mazal, Alejandro, Nesteruk, Konrad P., Paganetti, Harald, Pérez Moreno, Juan María, Schreuder, Niek, Soukup, Martin, Tanaka, Sodai, Tessonnier, Thomas, Volz, Lennart, Zhao, Lewei, Ding, Xuanfeng

“…•The ESTRO Physics Workshop “Particle Arc Therapy: from concept to clinical reality” took place October 7th-8th, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.•There is a rising…”
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Static and rotational output variation of a tomotherapy unit by Francois, Pascal, Mazal, Alejandro

“…A simple device to check the machine output in rotational mode is described. Integral and instantaneous beam output in absolute dose can be measured and…”
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Abstract P4-12-32: Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for breast and lymph node irradiation by Amine, Wassim El, Bartolucci, Laurent, Adrien, Camille, Lejars, Marie, Fourquet, Alain, Vaillant, Marion, Robilliard, Magalie, Costa, Emilie, Mazal, Alejandro, Goudjil, Farid, Kirova, Youlia

“…Abstract Background:Since 2009, the use of IMRT for the treatment of breast cancer with lymph node involvement has been considerably growing at our…”
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Five-Fraction Proton Therapy for the Treatment of Skull Base Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas: Early Results of a Prospective Series and Description of a Clinical Trial by Sallabanda, Morena, Vera, Juan Antonio, Pérez, Juan María, Matute, Raúl, Montero, Marta, de Pablo, Ana, Cerrón, Fernando, Valero, Mireia, Castro, Juan, Mazal, Alejandro, Miralbell, Raymond

“…(1) Background: Our purpose is to describe the design of a phase II clinical trial on 5-fraction proton therapy for chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull…”
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