Proton Therapy

"Proton Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The use of an external beam of PROTONS as radiotherapy.

Descriptor ID	D061766
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.435
Concept/Terms	Proton Therapy Proton Therapy Proton Therapies Therapies, Proton Therapy, Proton Proton Beam Therapy Beam Therapies, Proton Beam Therapy, Proton Proton Beam Therapies Therapies, Proton Beam Therapy, Proton Beam

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Radiotherapy [E02.815]
Proton Therapy [E02.815.435]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2013	1	1
2014	2	2
2016	3	3
2017	3	3
2018	2	2
2019	1	1
2020	1	1
2021	1	1

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Grewal HS, Ahmad S, Jin H. Characterization of penumbra sharpening and scattering by adaptive aperture for a compact pencil beam scanning proton therapy system. Med Phys. 2021 Apr; 48(4):1508-1519.

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Nguyen ML, Cantrell JN, Ahmad S, Henson C. Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of head and neck cancer: A dosimetric comparison. Med Dosim. 2021 Autumn; 46(3):259-263.

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Grewal HS, Ahmad S, Jin H. Performance evaluation of adaptive aperture's static and dynamic collimation in a compact pencil beam scanning proton therapy system: A dosimetric comparison study for multiple disease sites. Med Dosim. 2021 Summer; 46(2):179-187.

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Grewal HS, Chacko MS, Ahmad S, Jin H. Prediction of the output factor using machine and deep learning approach in uniform scanning proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Jul; 21(7):128-134.

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Newpower M, Patel D, Bronk L, Guan F, Chaudhary P, McMahon SJ, Prise KM, Schettino G, Grosshans DR, Mohan R. Using the Proton Energy Spectrum and Microdosimetry to Model Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 06 01; 104(2):316-324.

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Muller L, Prusator M, Ahmad S, Chen Y. A complete workflow for utilizing Monte Carlo toolkits in clinical cases for a double-scattering proton therapy system. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jan; 20(1):23-30.

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Journy N, Indelicato DJ, Withrow DR, Akimoto T, Alapetite C, Araya M, Chang A, Chang JH, Chon B, Confer ME, Demizu Y, Dendale R, Doyen J, Ermoian R, Gurtner K, Hill-Kayser C, Iwata H, Kim JY, Kwok Y, Laack NN, Lee C, Lim DH, Loredo L, Mangona VS, Mansur DB, Murakami M, Murayama S, Ogino T, Ondrová B, Parikh RR, Paulino AC, Perkins S, Ramakrishna NR, Richter R, Rombi B, Shibata S, Shimizu S, Timmermann B, Vern-Gross T, Wang CJ, Weber DC, Wilkinson JB, Witt Nyström P, Yock TI, Kleinerman RA, Berrington de Gonzalez A. Patterns of proton therapy use in pediatric cancer management in 2016: An international survey. Radiother Oncol. 2019 03; 132:155-161.

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Prusator MT, Ahmad S, Chen Y. Shielding verification and neutron dose evaluation of the Mevion S250 proton therapy unit. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Mar; 19(2):305-310.

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Abolfath R, Peeler CR, Newpower M, Bronk L, Grosshans D, Mohan R. A model for relative biological effectiveness of therapeutic proton beams based on a global fit of cell survival data. Sci Rep. 2017 08 21; 7(1):8340.

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Prusator M, Ahmad S, Chen Y. TOPAS Simulation of the Mevion S250 compact proton therapy unit. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2017 May; 18(3):88-95.

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