AUG 13, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Integrating a Ripple Filter into Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer: from Dosimetric Feasibility to Acute Toxicity Assessment
BMC Cancer
A two-phase feasibility and safety study combining dosimetric planning with retrospective clinical validation in a single institution, showing efficiency gain and acceptable acute toxicity, but limited by retrospective design, modest sample size, and surrogate endpoints.
Reported
Mean ipsilateral lung dose increa…0.13 Gy(RBE)
95% CI, mean ipsilateral lung dos…0.08–0.28 Gy(RBE)
Mean heart dose increase (BCS)0.04 Gy(RBE)