A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose rate of radiotherapy and uses electrons to minimize healthy tissue damage while ...

The New York Proton Center (NYPC), a global leader in proton therapy research and education and the first and only proton ...

FLASH radiation treatment—which delivers therapeutic doses of radiation in a fraction of a second—may hold promise as a potential treatment for tough-to-kill tumors, a first-in-human study in a small ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A radiation treatment that delivers therapeutic doses in a fraction of a second appeared to be a promising option in mitigating the side effects associated with conventional radiation ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the first virtual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2020 Annual Meeting, October 23rd to the 29th, Mevion will highlight its research ...

For the first time, researchers at the Centre for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland have tested ultrafast, high-dose irradiation with protons. This new, experimental ...

Whorls of FLASH: (a) Optimized scan patterns; (b) comparison of standard (non-optimized) line-by-line and scan-pattern optimized (SPO) patterns. The resulting pencil-beam scanning dose rate (PBS-DR) ...

Our circadian rhythm, a finely tuned internal clock controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) nestled within the brain’s hypothalamus, orchestrates a delicate dance of biological processes. It ...