3 papers
physics.med-ph2026
Mixed Ion Beams Enable Simultaneous Treatment and Real-Time Imaging in Carbon Ion Therapy
Lennart Volz, Ronja Hetzel, Maximilian Dick +19
Carbon ion therapy is one of the most advanced forms of radiotherapy, promising improved efficacy against resistant cancers. However, the high precision offered by the carbon ion B…
physics.med-ph2026
Dosimetric Study of Lung Modulation and Motion Effects in Carbon ion Therapy for Lung Cancer
Maria Chiara Martire, Lennart Volz, Marco Durante +1
Carbon-ion radiotherapy provides high dose conformity for lung cancer, but its benefit is limited by two sources of uncertainties: interplay between scanned beam delivery and tumor…
physics.med-ph2026
An AI dose engine for fast carbon ion treatment planning
Anastasiia Quarz, Angelica De Gregorio, Gaia Franciosini +7
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations provide gold-standard accuracy for carbon ion therapy dose calculations but are computationally intensive. Analytical pencil beam algorithms offer spee…