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One-Year Efficacy and Safety of Proton-Beam Irradiation Combined with Intravitreal Conbercept for Refractory or Recurrent Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: A Pilot Study by Guo, Jingli, Qiu, Xianxin, Tang, Wenyi, Xu, Gezhi, Moyers, Michael. F., Ren, Wei, Xing, Ying, Gao, Jin, Sun, Jiayao, Lu, Jiade, Kong, Lin, Liu, Wei

“…Introduction To investigate the efficacy and safety of proton-beam irradiation (PBI) combined with intravitreal conbercept (IVC) injection for refractory or…”
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Scanned Proton Beam Performance and Calibration of the Shanghai Advanced Proton Therapy Facility by Shu, Hang, Yin, Chongxian, Zhang, Haiyang, Liu, Ming, Zhang, Manzhou, Zhao, Liying, Chu, Kecheng, Dai, Xiaolei, Moyers, Michael F.

“…[Display omitted] The Shanghai Advanced Proton Therapy facility (SAPT) is a hospital-based facility that began construction in December of 2014 with…”
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Ion Stopping Powers and CT Numbers by Moyers, Michael F., Ph.D, Sardesai, Milind, Ph.D, Sun, Sean, M.S, Miller, Daniel W., Ph.D

“…Abstract One of the advantages of ion beam therapy is the steep dose gradient produced near the ion's range. Use of this advantage makes knowledge of the…”
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New horizons in particle therapy systems by Farr, Jonathan B., Flanz, Jacob B., Gerbershagen, Alexander, Moyers, Michael F.

“…Particle therapy is rapidly expanding and claiming its position as the treatment modality of choice in teletherapy. However, the rate of expansion continues to…”
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Use of proton beams with breast prostheses and tissue expanders by Moyers, Michael F., Ph.D, Mah, Dennis, Ph.D, Boyer, Sean P., M.S, Chang, Chang, Ph.D, Pankuch, Mark, Ph.D

“…Abstract Since the early 2000s, a small but rapidly increasing number of patients with breast cancer have been treated with proton beams. Some of these…”
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Workshop on fast calculations for ion beam therapy by Moyers, Michael F.

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Clinical commissioning of intensity‐modulated proton therapy systems: Report of AAPM Task Group 185 by Farr, Jonathan B., Moyers, Michael F., Allgower, Chris E., Bues, Martin, Hsi, Wen‐Chien, Jin, Hosang, Mihailidis, Dimitris N., Lu, Hsiao‐Ming, Newhauser, Wayne D., Sahoo, Narayan, Slopsema, Roelf, Yeung, Daniel, Zhu, X. Ronald

“…Proton therapy is an expanding radiotherapy modality in the United States and worldwide. With the number of proton therapy centers treating patients…”
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Isocenter characteristics of an external ring proton gantry by Moyers, Michael F, Lesyna, Waylan

“…Determine the shape, size, geometric center, and virtual center of the isocenter for a proton gantry and compare to electron/X-ray accelerator gantries. The…”
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Technical Note: A simple and fast daily quality assurance solution for modulated scanning proton and carbon ion beams by Chen, Jing‐Ni, Moyers, Michael F., Lin, Lien‐Chun

“…Purpose A typical ion beam treatment facility has multiple treatment rooms and may treat with more than one ion species, thus requiring a significant quality…”
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Range and modulation dependencies for proton beam dose per monitor unit calculations by Hsi, Wen C., Schreuder, Andries N., Moyers, Michael F., Allgower, Chris E., Farr, Jonathan B., Mascia, Anthony E.

“…Calculations of dose per monitor unit (D∕MU) are required in addition to measurements to increase patient safety in the clinical practice of proton…”
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Technical Note: Spot characteristic stability for proton pencil beam scanning a by Chen, Chin‐Cheng, Chang, Chang, Moyers, Michael F., Gao, Mingcheng, Mah, Dennis

“…Purpose: The spot characteristics for proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) were measured and analyzed over a 16 month period, which included one major site…”
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Analysis of ion beam teletherapy patient-specific quality assurance by Liu, Xiaoli, Deng, Yu, Schlegel, Nicki, Huang, Zhijie, Moyers, Michael F.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the procedures for patient-specific quality assurance measurements using modulated scanned and energy stacked beams…”
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Optimization of the planning process with an in-house treatment information, management, and planning system by Moyers, Michael F., Lin, James, Li, Jie, Chen, Hongliang, Shen, Zhuangming

“…Objective: To describe the major categories of components of an in-house treatment information, management, and planning system (TIMPS®) that were designed and…”
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Comparison of pencil beam and Monte Carlo calculations with ion chamber array measurements for patient-specific quality assurance by Deng, Yu, Chen, Zhi, Wang, Qianxia, Yepes, Pablo, Shen, Zhuangming, Chen, Hongliang, Li, Jie, Moyers, Michael F.

“…Objective: To determine under what conditions and criteria comparisons between calculations made with the current clinical treatment planning system (Syngo)…”
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Implementation of Monte Carlo based PET verification of ion beam delivery into a TPS by Yepes, Pablo, Shen, Zhuangming, Moyers, Michael F., Wang, Qianxia, Chen, Hongliang, Li, Jie, Li, Yongqiang, Lin, James

“…Objective: To develop and implement an ion beam teletherapy verification system based upon simulations of induced radioactivity and comparison with patient…”
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Verification of an independent dose calculation method for portal-specific QA of proton and carbon ion beams by Moyers, Michael F., Wang, Qianxia, Deng, Yu, Chen, Hongliang, Chen, Zhi, Liu, Xiaoli, Schlegel, Nicki, Li, Jie, Shen, Zhuangming, Lin, James, Yepes, Pablo

“…Objective: To verify the accuracy of an independent dose calculation method, as incorporated into an in-house developed treatment planning system (TPS), for…”
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Methodologies and tools for proton beam design for lung tumors by Moyers, M F, Miller, D W, Bush, D A, Slater, J D

“…Proton beams can potentially increase the dose delivered to lung tumors without increasing the dose to critical normal tissues because protons can be stopped…”
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Proton lateral broadening distribution comparisons between GRNTRN, MCNPX, and laboratory beam measurements by Mertens, Christopher J., Moyers, Michael F., Walker, Steven A., Tweed, John

“…Recent developments in NASA’s deterministic High charge (Z) and Energy TRaNsport (HZETRN) code have included lateral broadening of primary ion beams due to…”
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Energy spectrum control for modulated proton beams by Hsi, Wen C., Moyers, Michael F., Nichiporov, Dmitri, Anferov, Vladimir, Wolanski, Mark, Allgower, Chris E., Farr, Jonathan B., Mascia, Anthony E., Schreuder, Andries N.

“…In proton therapy delivered with range modulated beams, the energy spectrum of protons entering the delivery nozzle can affect the dose uniformity within the…”
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Acute Effects of Whole-Body Proton Irradiation on the Immune System of the Mouse by Kajioka, Eric H., Andres, Melba L., Li, Jun, Wen Mao, Xiao, Moyers, Michael F., Nelson, Gregory A., Slater, James M., Gridley, Daila S.

“…Kajioka, E. H., Andres, M. L., Li, J., Mao, X. W., Moyers, M. F., Nelson, G. A., Slater, J. M. and Gridley, D. S. Acute Effects of Whole-Body Proton…”
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