EP-1419: Proton irradiation in childhood and adolescence at RINECKER Proton Therapy Center (RPTC)

The first private-hospital based proton therapy center in Korea; status of the Proton Therapy Center at Samsung Medical Center

PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to describe the proton therapy system at Samsung Medical Center (SMC-PTS) including the proton beam generator, irradiation system, patient positioning system, patient position verification system, respiratory gating system, and operating and safety control system, and review the current status of the SMC-PTS. MATERIALS AND METHODS The SMC-PTS has a cyclot...

Proton Irradiation

' The kinetics of recuperation following initial doses of 470 rads of 56 Mev protons and 350 rads of Co" 7 radiation were investigated by means of the paired-dose method. By using semilog plots, recovery half-times of 4.85 ± .85 days and 2.02 ± .45 day» were found after initial doses of the protons and Co' 7 radiation, respectively.

Clinical proton therapy at Loma Linda University Medical Center

Dose for Proton Irradiation

With the increase in the amount of time spent EVA that is necessary to complete the construction and subsequent maintenance of ISS, it will become increasingly important for ground support personnel to accurately characterize the radiation exposures incurred by EVA crewmembers. Since exposure measurements cannot be taken within the organs of interest, it is necessary to estimate these exposures...

Proton Therapy of eye using MCNPX code

Introduction: Proton radiotherapy is the one of advanced teletherapy methods. The protons deposit their maximum energy in a position called Bragg peak. Therefore, for treatment of cancer, the tumor should be placed at the Bragg peak or SOBP. The scattered photons and neutrons is a challenge in proton radiotherapy. The aim of this study is calculation of absorbed dose from scatt...