Spread-Out Bragg Peak FLASH: Quantifying Normal Tissue Toxicity in a Murine Model

    July 2024 in “ Frontiers in Oncology
    Line Kristensen, P.R. Poulsen, Eleni Kanouta, Sky Rohrer, C. Ankjærgaard, C.E. Andersen, Jacob Johansen, Yuri Simeonov, Uli Weber, Cai Grau, Brita Singers Sørensen
    Studysummary This study found that FLASH radiation within a Spread-out Bragg Peak retained its normal tissue-sparing effect compared to conventional radiation, with a 40% reduction in acute skin damage and an 18% reduction in fibrotic development in mice.
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