3 papers
physics.med-ph2026
The FLASH enigma
Diana Shvydka, Victor Karpov, Nilendu Gupta
We consider physics behind the FLASH modality of cancer radiation treatment where extremely short treatment times are achieved with ultra high dose rates maintaining the convention…
physics.med-ph2025
Radiation enhanced diffusion in cartilages as a physical mechanism underlying radiation treatments of osteoarthritis and related disorders
Diana Shvydka, Victor Karpov
Degradation of joint cartilages can result in osteoarthritis (OA) affecting about 10\% of the US population and responsible for significant hospitalization costs. While observation…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Electron-hole liquid in biological tissues under ultra high dose rate ionizing radiation
Diana Shvydka, Victor Karpov
We develop a quantitative model of ionization processes in biological tissues under Ultra High Dose Rate (UHDR) radiation. The underlying conjecture is that of electron-hole liquid…