Pencil Beam Scanning Particle Therapy

Posted On 2025-08-28 16:10:06


This special series on Pencil Beam Scanning Particle Therapy is edited by Chin-Cheng Chen from New York Proton Center, Dennis Mah from ProCure Proton Therapy Center, Chang Chang from California Proton Therapy Center, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Nancy Y. Lee from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Original Article
Feasibility assessment of proton treatment for ventricular tachycardia—treatment planning study
Hsuan-Ting Wang, Lung-Sheng Wu, Yung-Chih Chou, Yung-Shin Yeh, Kun-Chi Yen, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Hsiao-Chieh Huang

Original Article
A retrospective bilateral breast proton pencil beam scanning and photon volumetric arc therapy planning comparison
Dennis Mah, Laura Happersett, Gabriely Del Rosario, Seng Boh Lim, Linda Hong

Case Report
Total scalp irradiation using pencil beam scanning proton therapy for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: case study and photon dosimetric comparison—a case report
Sheng Huang, Erika Jang, Haibo Lin, Chin-Cheng Chen, Shaakir Hasan, J. Isabelle Choi, Arpit M. Chhabra, Charles B. Simone II, Robert H. Press

Original Article
Dosimetric study of Qfix kVue rails for pencil beam scanning proton beam
Lingyan Qu, Lawrence Liu, Annelise Giebeler, Chang Chang

Review Article
A narrative review of intensity-modulated proton therapy for head and neck cancer
Mau-Shin Chi, Jen-Hong Wu, Suzun Shaw, Ching-Jung Wu, Liang-Kuang Chen, Ho-Chi Hsu, Kwan-Hwa Chi

Review Article
Recent progress in pencil beam scanning FLASH proton therapy: a narrative review
Shouyi Wei, Chengyu Shi, Chin-Cheng Chen, Sheng Huang, Robert H. Press, J. Isabelle Choi, Charles B. Simone II, Haibo Lin, Minglei Kang

Original Article
Dosimetric comparison of breath-hold and free-breathing techniques in left-sided breast cancer patients treated with proton pencil beam scanning
Emile Gogineni, Zachary Fellows, William Thomas Hrinivich, Heng Li, Victoria Croog, Jean L. Wright, Khadija Sheikh

Original Article
Establish a comprehensive plan robustness evaluation platform for intensity modulated proton therapy for bilateral head and neck cancer based on the daily cone-beam computed tomography: a dose accumulation study between the PTV based IMPT (PTV-IMPT) and CTV based robust optimized IMPT (ro-IMPT) planning strategies
Wei-Gang Wang, An Qin, Xiaoqiang Li, Jun Zhou, Di Yan, Gang Liu, Lewei Zhao, Yuenan Wang, Rohan Deraniyagala, Inga Grills, Craig Stevens, Daniel Krauss, Xuanfeng Ding

Original Article
Absolute dose measurement and energy dependence of LiF dosimeters in proton therapy beam dosimetry
Yan-Shi Chen, Shu-Wei Wu, Hsiao-Chieh Huang, Hsien-Hsin Chen


Disclosure:
The series “Pencil Beam Scanning Particle Therapy” was commissioned by the editorial office, Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology without any sponsorship or funding. Dr. Chin-Cheng Chen, Dr. Dennis Mah, Dr. Chang Chang, Dr. Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang and Dr. Nancy Y. Lee served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.