Related papers: Flattened photon beams, an obsolete feature in mod…
Charged particle beams are used in Particle Therapy (PT) to treat oncological patients due to their selective dose deposition in tissues and to their high biological effect in killing cancer cells with respect to photons and electrons used…
We characterized the dosimetric properties of a clinical linear accelerator configured to deliver ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) irradiation to mice and cell-culture FLASH radiobiology experiments. UHDR electron beams were controlled by a…
Purpose: Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) offers precise tumor coverage while sparing organs at risk (OARs) in head and neck (H&N) cancer. However, its sensitivity to anatomical changes requires frequent adaptation through online…
Diffusing alpha-emitters radiation therapy (Alpha-DaRT) is a new modality that uses alpha particles to treat solid tumors. Alpha-DaRT employs interstitial sources loaded with low activities of Radium-224, which release a chain of…
Objective: Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) is an emerging approach for cancer therapy that inhibits tumor cell proliferation by applying alternating electric fields (EF) of intermediate frequency and low intensity. The TTFields-induced…
Proton FLASH therapy leverages ultra-high dose-rate radiation to enhance the sparing of organs at risk without compromising tumor control probability. To prepare for the delivery of high doses to targets, we aim to develop a deep…
LiDAR-based 3D object detection has made impressive progress recently, yet most existing models are black-box, lacking interpretability. Previous explanation approaches primarily focus on analyzing image-based models and are not readily…
Traditional VMAT optimization often ignores dynamic machine limits, treating delivery time as an emergent property rather than a steerable parameter. This work introduces Dynamic Modulated Arc Therapy (DMAT), an intent-driven framework that…
Foundation models (FMs), large neural networks pretrained on extensive and diverse datasets, have revolutionized artificial intelligence and shown significant promise in medical imaging by enabling robust performance with limited labeled…
Fluid antenna systems encompass a broad class of reconfigurable antenna technologies that offer substantial spatial diversity for various optimization objectives and communication tasks. Their capability to enhance spatial resolution within…
Surface parameterization plays an essential role in numerous computer graphics and geometry processing applications. Traditional parameterization approaches are designed for high-quality meshes laboriously created by specialized 3D…
High peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) is one of the main factors limiting cell coverage for cellular systems, especially in the uplink direction. Discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency-domain multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) with…
The physical and clinical benefits of charged particle therapy (CPT) are well recognised and recent developments have led to the rapid emergence of facilities, resulting in wider adoption worldwide. Nonetheless, the availability of CPT and…
Background: Dose calculation and optimization algorithms in proton therapy treatment planning often have high computational requirements regarding time and memory. This can hinder the implementation of efficient workflows in clinics and…
Purpose: To improve the delivery efficiency of VMAT by extending the recently published VMAT treatment planning algorithm vmerge to automatically generate optimal partial-arc plans. Methods and materials: A high-quality initial plan is…
Laser acceleration promises innovation in particle beam therapy of cancer where an ultra-compact accelerator system for cancer beam therapy can become affordable to a broad range of patients. This is not feasible without the introduction of…
We introduce the Fixed Point Diffusion Model (FPDM), a novel approach to image generation that integrates the concept of fixed point solving into the framework of diffusion-based generative modeling. Our approach embeds an implicit fixed…
Flatbands emerge from a myriad of structures such as Landau levels, Lieb and Kagome lattices, linegraphs, and more recently moire superlattices. They enable unique properties including slow light in photonics, correlated phases in…
The dose delivered to the planning target volume by proton beams is highly conformal, sparing organs at risk and normal tissues. New treatment planning systems adapted to spot scanning techniques have been recently proposed to…
The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is widely employed for multi-beam digital beamforming. The DFT can be efficiently implemented through the use of fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithms, thus reducing chip area, power consumption,…