International Journal of Particle Therapy

About IJPT

Launched in 2014 as the official journal of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group, it is the mission of IJPT to provide a preferred venue for disseminating the most up-to-date information on the clinical, physical, and biological research in proton, light-ion, and heavy charged-particle therapy. Since its founding, IJPT has received articles by nearly 300 prominent radiation oncologists, physicists, and dosimetrists from 200 institutions around the world.

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Reducing Heart Dose with Protons and Cardiac Substructure Sparing for Mediastinal Lymphoma Treatment

Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, Scott C. Lester, MD, W. Scott Harmsen, MS, Molly Petersen, Ryan K. Funk, MD, Miran J. Blanchard, MD, Phillip Young, MD, Joerg Herrmann, MD, Ashley Hunzeker, CMD, Heather Schultz, CMD, RTT, Cynthia McCollough, PhD, Alexandria Tasson, PhD, Shuai Leng, PhD, James A. Martenson, MD, Thomas J. Whitaker, PhD, Eric Williamson, MD, Nadia N. Laack, MD

The Importance of Verification CT-QA Scans in Patients Treated with IMPT for Head and Neck Cancers

Jaden D. Evans, MD, Riley H. Harper, BS, Molly Petersen, MS, William S. Harmsen, MS, Aman Anand, PhD, Ashley Hunzeker, CMD, Noelle C. Deiter, RTT, Heather Schultz, CMD, Krishan R. Jethwa, MD, Scott C. Lester, MD, David M. Routman, MD, Daniel J. Ma, MD, Yolanda I. Garces, MD, Michelle A. Neben-Wittich, MD, Nadia N. Laack, MD, Chris J. Beltran, PhD, Samir H. Patel, MD, Lisa A. McGee, MD, Jean-Claude M. Rwigema, MD, Daniel W. Mundy, PhD, Robert L. Foote, MD

The Summer Issue

Our Summer Issue looks at heart dose reduction with protons during mediastinal lymphoma treatment, an operational response and an analysis of staff illness during COVID-19, the importance of verification CT-QA scans in head and neck cancer patients, and a community proton center's contour-based, peer review workflow.

Our 2021 Special Issue: Particle Therapy for Head and Neck Malignancies

Led by Associate Editor Steven J. Frank, MD, of The UT MD Anderson Particle Therapy Institute, and a renowned team of experts, our Special Issue will feature articles by international authors knowledgeable in head and neck cancer management with particle therapy. The articles within the special issue will cover Biology, Clinical, Physics, and Health Policy topics - learn more about our Special Issue here.

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