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20172021
most citedCommissioning of a clinical pencil beam scanning proton therapy unit for ultrahigh dose rates (FLASH)

64 citations · 133 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.med-ph2021★ 64 cited

Commissioning of a clinical pencil beam scanning proton therapy unit for ultrahigh dose rates (FLASH)

K. P. Nesteruk, M. Togno, M. Grossmann +6

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to provide a flexible platform for FLASH research with protons by adapting a former clinical pencil beam scanning gantry to irradiations with…

physics.med-ph2019★ 37 cited

Large energy acceptance gantry for proton therapy utilizing superconducting technology

K. P. Nesteruk, C. Calzolaio, D. Meer +3

When using superconducting (SC) magnets in a gantry for proton therapy, the gantry will benefit from some reduction in size and a large reduction in weight. In this contribution we…

physics.med-ph2018★ 10 cited

Beam Transport Systems for Particle Therapy

Jacobus Maarten Schippers

The beam transport system between accelerator and patient treatment location in a particle therapy facility is described. After some general layout aspects the major beam handling…

physics.med-ph2018★ 2 cited

Cyclotrons for Particle Therapy

Jacobus Maarten Schippers

In particle therapy with protons a cyclotron is one of the most used particle accelerators. Here it will be explained how a cyclotron works, some beam dynamics aspects, its major s…

physics.acc-ph2017★ 20 cited

Evolution of a beam dynamics model for the transport lines in a proton therapy facility

V. Rizzoglio, A. Adelmann, C. Baumgarten +4

Despite the fact that the first-order beam dynamics models allow an approximated evaluation of the beam properties, their contribution is essential during the conceptual design of…