Authors: Ramin Abolfath, Sedigheh Fardirad, Abbas Ghasemizad, Houda Kacem, Marie Catherine Vozenin
Affiliation: University of Guilan, Universite de Lausanne, University Hospital, Geneva, Howard University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lower production of H2O2 in water is a hallmark of ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) compared to the conventional dose rate (CDR). The current computational models are in the opposite of the experi...
Authors: Ramin Abolfath, Alejandro Bertolet, Kofi M. Deh, Rao Khan, Vanessa Sanders, Daniel Suarez-Garcia
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, University of Sevilla, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Howard University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To compare the efficacy of 225Ac to 90Y for local cancer therapy by quantifying DNA damage using Monte Carlo simulations.
Methods: The TOPAS n-Bio toolkit was used to simulate the irradiat...
Authors: Ramin Abolfath, Alexander Baikalov, Stefan Bartzsch, Nolan M. Esplen, Alan Eduardo Lopez Hernandez, Emil Schueler
Affiliation: MD Anderson Cancer Center, PI Experimental Medical Physics, Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Munich, Germany, Howard University, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: FLASH radiation therapy (FLASH-RT) leverages ultra-high dose rates (UHDR) to spare normal tissue as compared to conventional (CONV)-RT while preserving tumor control; this is termed the FLASH...