Publications

1. Yaddanapudi S, Wakisaka Y, Furutani KM, Yagi M, Shimizu S, Beltran CJ. Technical Note: Improving the workflow in a carbon ion therapy center with custom software for enhanced patient care. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. 2024 Jun; 30:100251 Epub 2024 Apr 23
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2. Herchko SM, Rutenberg MS, Beltran CJ, Yaddanapudi S. Technical note: A comparison of in-house 3D-printed and commercially available patient-specific skin collimators for use with electron beam therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 May; 25 (5):e14366 Epub 2024 Apr 26
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3. Tsubouchi T, Beltran CJ, Yagi M, Hamatani N, Takashina M, Shimizu S, Kanai T, Furutani KM. Beam delivery characteristics of the Hitachi carbon ion scanning system at Osaka Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Kansai (HIMAK). Med Phys. 2024 Mar; 51 (3):2239-2250 Epub 2023 Oct 25
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4. Tan HQ, Lew KS, Koh CWY, Wibawa A, Yeap PL, Master Z, Lee JCL, Beltran CJ, Park SY, Furutani KM. Implementing dispersion measurement as part of scanning proton therapy commissioning and quality assurance. Phys Med Biol. 2023 Nov 6; 68 (22) Epub 2023 Nov 06
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5. Parisi A, Beltran CJ, Furutani KM. The effect of fitting the reference photon dose-response on the clonogenic survival predicted with the Mayo Clinic Florida microdosimetric kinetic model in case of accelerated ions. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2023 Oct 11; 199 (15-16):1953-1957
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6. Park JC, Song B, Liang X, Lu B, Tan J, Parisi A, Denbeigh J, Yaddanpudi S, Choi B, Kim JS, Furutani KM, Beltran CJ. A high-resolution cone beam computed tomography (HRCBCT) reconstruction framework for CBCT-guided online adaptive therapy. Med Phys. 2023 Oct; 50 (10):6490-6501 Epub 2023 Sept 10
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7. Liu C, Beltran CJ, Shen J, Lu B, Park C, Yaddanapudi S, Tan J, Furutani KM, Liang X. Investigation of scan path optimization in improving proton pencil beam scanning continuous delivery. Phys Med Biol. 2023 Sep 27; 68 (19) Epub 2023 Sept 27
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8. Knausl B, Langgartner L, Stock M, Janson M, Furutani KM, Beltran CJ, Georg D, Resch AF. Requirements for dose calculation on an active scanned proton beamline for small, shallow fields. Phys Med. 2023 Sep; 113:102659 Epub 2023 Aug 18
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9. Liang X, Beltran CJ, Liu C, Park C, Lu B, Yaddanapudi S, Tan J, Furutani KM. Selecting Optimal Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Plan Parameters to Reduce Dose Discrepancy between Discrete Spot Plan and Continuous Scanning: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Aug 13; 15 (16)
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10. Tseng W, Liu H, Yang Y, Liu C, Furutani K, Beltran C, Lu B. Performance assessment of variant UNet-based deep-learning dose engines for MR-Linac-based prostate IMRT plans. Phys Med Biol. 2023 Aug 11; 68 (17)
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11. Rutenberg MS, Beltran C. Future Perspective: Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Head and Neck and Skull Base Malignancies. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Aug; 35 (3):485-492 Epub 2023 Apr 26
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12. Liang X, Beltran CJ, Liu C, Shen J, Li H, Furutani KM. Technical note: Delivery benefit and dosimetric implication of synchrotron-based proton pencil beam scanning using continuous scanning mode. Med Phys. 2023 Aug; 50 (8):5252-5261 Epub 2023 Apr 28
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13. Choi B, Olberg S, Park JC, Kim JS, Shrestha DK, Yaddanapudi S, Furutani KM, Beltran CJ. Technical note: Progressive deep learning: An accelerated training strategy for medical image segmentation. Med Phys. 2023 Aug; 50(8):5075-5087. Epub 2023 Feb 17.
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14. Parisi A, Beltran CJ, Furutani KM. A methodology to abridge microdosimetric distributions without a significant loss of the spectral information needed for the RBE computation in carbon ion therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Jul; 24 (7):e14049 Epub 2023 May 25
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15. Tan HQ, Lew KS, Koh CWY, Wibawa A, Master Z, Beltran CJ, Park SY, Furutani KM. The effect of spill change on reliable absolute dosimetry in a synchrotron proton spot scanning system. Med Phys. 2023 Jul; 50 (7):4067-4078 Epub 2023 June 04
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16. Furutani KM, Beltran CJ. MEASUREMENTS OF THE VARIATION OF RFKO EXTRACTED BEAM CURRENT FOR HITACHI PROTON THERAPY AND CARBON THERAPY SYNCHROTRONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PARTICLE THERAPY Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IPAC 2023. 2023.
    
17. Hoppe BS, Petersen IA, Wilke BK, DeWees TA, Imai R, Hug EB, Fiore MR, Debus J, Fossati P, Yamada S, Orlandi E, Zhang Q, Bao C, Seidensaal K, May BC, Harrell AC, Houdek MT, Vallow LA, Rose PS, Haddock MG, Ashman JB, Goulding KA, Attia S, Krishnan S, Mahajan A, Foote RL, Laack NN, Keole SR, Beltran CJ, Welch EM, Karim M, Ahmed SK. Pragmatic, Prospective Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Carbon Ion Therapy, Surgery, and Proton Therapy for the Management of Pelvic Sarcomas (Soft Tissue/Bone) Involving the Bone: The PROSPER Study Rationale and Design. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 8; 15 (6) Epub 2023 Mar 08
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18. Dougherty JM, Bolst D, Furutani KM, Guatelli S, Liang X, Rosenfeld A, Beltran CJ. A Geant4 shielding design for the first US carbon multi-ion hybrid synchrotron facility. Phys Med Biol. 2023 Feb 28; 68 (5)
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19. Parisi A, Beltran C, Furutani K. Clonogenic Survival RBE Calculations in Carbon Ion Therapy: The Importance of the Absolute Values of a and ß in the Photon Dose-Response Curve and a Strategy to Mitigate Their Anticorrelation Quantum Beam Science. 2023.
    
20. Lucido JJ, DeWees TA, Leavitt TR, Anand A, Beltran CJ, Brooke MD, Buroker JR, Foote RL, Foss OR, Gleason AM, Hodge TL, Hughes CO, Hunzeker AE, Laack NN, Lenz TK, Livne M, Morigami M, Moseley DJ, Undahl LM, Patel Y, Tryggestad EJ, Walker MZ, Zverovitch A, Patel SH. Validation of clinical acceptability of deep-learning-based automated segmentation of organs-at-risk for head-and-neck radiotherapy treatment planning. Front Oncol. 2023; 13:1137803 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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21. Parisi A, Beltran CJ, Furutani KM. The Mayo Clinic Florida Microdosimetric Kinetic Model of Clonogenic Survival: Application to Various Repair-Competent Rodent and Human Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 18; 23 (20)
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22. Parisi A, Beltran CJ, Furutani KM. The Mayo Clinic Florida microdosimetric kinetic model of clonogenic survival: formalism and first benchmark againstin vitroandin silicodata. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Sep 12; 67 (18) Epub 2022 Sept 12
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23. Liang X, Liu C, Furutani KM, Shen J, Bues M, Dougherty JM, Li H, Parisi A, Shrestha DK, Yaddanpudi S, Beltran C. Investigation of beam delivery time for synchrotron-based proton pencil beam scanning system with novel scanning mode. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Aug 17; 67(17).
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24. Seneviratne D, Advani P, Trifiletti DM, Chumsri S, Beltran CJ, Bush AF, Vallow LA. Exploring the Biological and Physical Basis of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) as a Promising Treatment Frontier in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jun 18; 14 (12) Epub 2022 June 18
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25. Parisi A, Furutani KM, Beltran CJ. On the calculation of the relative biological effectiveness of ion radiation therapy using a biological weighting function, the microdosimetric kinetic model (MKM) and subsequent corrections (non-Poisson MKM and modified MKM). Phys Med Biol. 2022 Apr 27; 67 (9)
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26. Zhang Z, Huang M, Jiang Z, Chang Y, Lu K, Yin FF, Tran P, Wu D, Beltran C, Ren L. Patient-specific deep learning model to enhance 4D-CBCT image for radiomics analysis. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Apr 1; 67 (8) Epub 2022 Apr 01
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27. Liu C, Bradley JA, Zheng D, Vega RBM, Beltran CJ, Mendenhall N, Liang X. RBE-weighted dose and its impact on the risk of acute coronary event for breast cancer patients treated with intensity modulated proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Apr; 23 (4):e13527 Epub 2022 Jan 21
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28. Bey A, Ma J, Furutani KM, Herman MG, Johnson JE, Foote RL, Beltran CJ. Nuclear Fragmentation Imaging for Carbon-Ion Radiation Therapy Monitoring: an In Silico Study. Int J Part Ther. 2022 Spring; 8 (4):25-36 Epub 2021 Sept 01
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29. Dougherty JM, Whitaker TJ, Mundy DW, Tryggestad EJ, Beltran CJ. Design of a 3D patient-specific collision avoidance virtual framework for half-gantry proton therapy system. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Feb; 23 (2):e13496 Epub 2021 Dec 10
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30. Tryggestad E, Anand A, Beltran C, Brooks J, Cimmiyotti J, Grimaldi N, Hodge T, Hunzeker A, Lucido JJ, Laack NN, Momoh R, Moseley DJ, Patel SH, Ridgway A, Seetamsetty S, Shiraishi S, Undahl L, Foote RL. Scalable radiotherapy data curation infrastructure for deep-learning based autosegmentation of organs-at-risk: A case study in head and neck cancer. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:936134 Epub 2022 Aug 29
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31. Liang X, Beltran C, Liu C, Shen J, Bues M, Furutani KM. Investigation of the impact of machine operating parameters on beam delivery time and its correlation with treatment plan characteristics for synchrotron-based proton pencil beam spot scanning system. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:1036139 Epub 2022 Nov 10
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32. Dougherty JM, Castillo E, Castillo R, Faught AM, Pepin M, Park SS, Beltran CJ, Guerrero T, Grills I, Vinogradskiy Y. Functional avoidance-based intensity modulated proton therapy with 4DCT derived ventilation imaging for lung cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jul; 22(7):276-285. Epub 2021 Jun 22.
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33. Zhou Q, Howard ME, Tu X, Zhu Q, Denbeigh JM, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ, Yuan J, Greipp PT, Boughey JC, Wang L, Johnson N, Goetz MP, Sarkaria JN, Lou Z, Mutter RW. Inhibition of ATM Induces Hypersensitivity to Proton Irradiation by Upregulating Toxic End Joining. Cancer Res. 2021 Jun 15; 81 (12):3333-3346 Epub 2021 Feb 17
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34. Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Garcia DA, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. Dosimetric Assessment of a High Precision System for Mouse Proton Irradiation to Assess Spinal Cord Toxicity. Radiat Res. 2021 Jun 1; 195 (6):541-548
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35. Debrot E, Mundy DW, Guatelli S, Petasecca M, Perevertaylo V, Beltran C, Rosenfeld AB. The dose magnifying glass quality assurance system for daily proton therapy range verification. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Apr 23; 66 (9)
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36. Paganetti H, Beltran C, Both S, Dong L, Flanz J, Furutani K, Grassberger C, Grosshans DR, Knopf AC, Langendijk JA, Nystrom H, Parodi K, Raaymakers BW, Richter C, Sawakuchi GO, Schippers M, Shaitelman SF, Teo BKK, Unkelbach J, Wohlfahrt P, Lomax T. Roadmap: proton therapy physics and biology. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Feb 26; 66 (5)
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37. Lehrer EJ, Prabhu AV, Sindhu KK, Lazarev S, Ruiz-Garcia H, Peterson JL, Beltran C, Furutani K, Schlesinger D, Sheehan JP, Trifiletti DM. Proton and Heavy Particle Intracranial Radiosurgery. Biomedicines. 2021 Jan 3; 9 (1) Epub 2021 Jan 03
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38. Deisher AJ, Whitaker TJ, Beltran CJ, Foote RL, Haddock MG, Mahajan A. Technical Delivery Parameters of 2000 Proton Treatment Courses. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Winter; 6 (3):27-34 Epub 2020 Feb 21
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39. Beltran C, Amos RA, Rong Y. We are ready for clinical implementation of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the United States. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Dec; 21 (12):6-9 Epub 2020 Dec 14
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40. Malouff TD, Vallow LA, Seneviratne D, Mahajan A, Foote RL, Hoppe B, Beltran C, Buskirk SJ, Krishnan S, Trifiletti DM. Estimating the Number of Patients Eligible for Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the United States. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Fall; 7(2):31-41. Epub 2020 Nov 05.
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41. Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. A High-Precision Method for In Vitro Proton Irradiation. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Fall; 7(2):62-69. Epub 2020 Oct 01.
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42. Jeans EB, Jethwa KR, Harmsen WS, Neben-Wittich M, Ashman JB, Merrell KW, Giffey B, Ito S, Kazemba B, Beltran C, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL. Clinical Implementation of Preoperative Short-Course Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Patients With Rectal Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep-Oct; 5 (5):865-870 Epub 2020 May 22
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43. Ma J, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Courneyea L, Beltran C, Herman MG, Remmes NB. Robust radiobiological optimization of ion beam therapy utilizing Monte Carlo and microdosimetric kinetic model. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Jul 31; 65 (15):155020 Epub 2020 July 31
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44. Malouff TD, Krishnan S, Hallemeier CL, Haddock MG, Hoppe BS, Beltran C, Mahajan A, Trifiletti DM. Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: A Review. Pancreas. 2020 Jul; 49 (6):737-743
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45. Kamal Sayed H, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. A Pareto-based beam orientation optimization method for spot scanning intensity-modulated proton therapy. Med Phys. 2020 Jun; 47 (5):2049-2060 Epub 2020 Mar 13
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46. Malouff TD, Mahajan A, Mutter RW, Krishnan S, Hoppe BS, Beltran C, Trifiletti DM, Vallow LA. Carbon ion radiation therapy in breast cancer: a new frontier. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Jun; 181 (2):291-296 Epub 2020 Apr 21
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47. Evans JD, Harper RH, Petersen M, Harmsen WS, Anand A, Hunzeker A, Deiter NC, Schultz H, Jethwa KR, Lester SC, Routman DM, Ma DJ, Garces YI, Neben-Wittich MA, Laack NN, Beltran CJ, Patel SH, McGee LA, Rwigema JM, Mundy DW, Foote RL. The Importance of Verification CT-QA Scans in Patients Treated with IMPT for Head and Neck Cancers. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Summer; 7 (1):41-53 Epub 2020 Aug 03
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48. Beltran C, Schultz HL, Anand A, Merrell K. Radiation biology considerations of proton therapy for gastrointestinal cancers. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Feb; 11 (1):225-230
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49. Malouff TD, Mahajan A, Krishnan S, Beltran C, Seneviratne DS, Trifiletti DM. Carbon Ion Therapy: A Modern Review of an Emerging Technology. Front Oncol. 2020; 10:82 Epub 2020 Feb 04
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50. Lin MH, Yang M, Dougherty J, Tasson A, Zhang Y, Mohamad O, Dan T, Yan Y, Gu X, Timmerman R, Laack N, Beltran C. Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors using Robotic Radiation Delivery System and Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 May-Jun; 10(3):e173-e182. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
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51. Mutter RW, Jethwa KR, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Wick SM, Kahila MMH, Viehman JK, Shumway DA, Corbin KS, Park SS, Remmes NB, Whitaker TJ, Beltran CJ. Incorporation of Biologic Response Variance Modeling Into the Clinic: Limiting Risk of Brachial Plexopathy and Other Late Effects of Breast Cancer Proton Beam Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Mar-Apr; 10(2):e71-e81. Epub 2019 Sep 05.
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52. Roberts KW, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Eckel LJ, Harmsen WS, Beltran C, Laack NN. Biologic Dose and Imaging Changes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Receiving Spot Scanning Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Nov 01; 105(3):664-673. Epub 2019 Jul 10.
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53. Routman DM, Raghunathan A, Giannini C, Mahajan A, Beltran C, Nagib MG, Nageswara Rao AA, Skrypek MM, Laack NNI. Anaplastic Ependymoma and Posterior Fossa Grouping in a Patient With H3K27ME3 Loss of Expression but Chromosomal Imbalance. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jul-Sep; 4 (3):466-472 Epub 2019 Mar 14
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54. Deisher AJ, Beltran C, Foote RL, Haddock MG, Mahajan A. Technical delivery parameters for 2000 spot scanned proton treatment courses over a three year period IJPT June 2019. 2019.
    
55. Beltran C, Schultz H.L., Anand A, Merrell KW. Radiation Biology Considerations of Proton Therapy for GI Cancers JGO June. 2019.
    
56. Anderson SE, Grams MP, Wan Chan Tseung H, Furutani KM, Beltran CJ. A linear relationship for the LET-dependence of Gafchromic EBT3 film in spot-scanning proton therapy. Phys Med Biol. 2019 Mar 7; 64 (5):055015 Epub 2019 Mar 07
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57. Johnson JE, Beltran C, Wan Chan Tseung H, Mundy DW, Kruse JJ, Whitaker TJ, Herman MG, Furutani KM. Highly efficient and sensitive patient-specific quality assurance for spot-scanned proton therapy. PLoS One. 2019; 14 (2):e0212412 Epub 2019 Feb 14
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58. Kamal-Sayed H, Ma J, Tseung H, Abdel-Rehim A, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. Adaptive method for multicriteria optimization of intensity-modulated proton therapy. Med Phys. 2018 Dec; 45 (12):5643-5652 Epub 2018 Nov 08
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59. Howard ME, Beltran C, Anderson S, Tseung WC, Sarkaria JN, Herman MG. Investigating Dependencies of Relative Biological Effectiveness for Proton Therapy in Cancer Cells. Int J Part Ther. 2018 Winter; 4 (3):12-22 Epub 2018 Mar 21
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60. Wedenberg M, Beltran C, Mairani A, Alber M. Advanced Treatment Planning. Med Phys. 2018 Nov; 45 (11):e1011-e1023
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61. Pepin MD, Tryggestad E, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Johnson JE, Herman MG, Beltran C. A Monte-Carlo-based and GPU-accelerated 4D-dose calculator for a pencil beam scanning proton therapy system. Med Phys. 2018 Nov; 45(11):5293-5304. Epub 2018 Oct 31.
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62. Chartier L, Tran LT, Bolst D, Guatelli S, Pogossov A, Prokopovich DA, Reinhard MI, Perevertaylo V, Anderson S, Beltran C, Matsufuji N, Jackson M, Rosenfeld AB. MICRODOSIMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN PROTON AND HEAVY ION THERAPY USING SILICON MICRODOSIMETERS. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Aug 1; 180 (1-4):365-371
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63. Ma J, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Herman MG, Beltran C. A robust intensity modulated proton therapy optimizer based on Monte Carlo dose calculation. Med Phys. 2018 Jul 18 Epub 2018 July 18
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64. Gleeson FC, Tryggestad EJ, Remmes NB, Beltran CJ, Kruse JJ, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Storm AC, Levy MJ. Knowledge of endoscopic ultrasound-delivered fiducial composition and dimension necessary when planning proton beam radiotherapy. Endosc Int Open. 2018 Jun; 6 (6):E766-E768 Epub 2018 June 05
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65. Ahmed SK, Kruse JJ, Bradley TB, Beltran CJ, Laack NNI. Clinical efficacy and safety of a highly conformal, supine, hybrid forward and inverse planned intensity modulated radiation therapy technique for craniospinal irradiation. Acta Oncol. 2018 May; 57 (5):629-636 Epub 2017 Nov 12
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66. Tasson A, Laack NN, Beltran C. Clinical Implementation of Robust Optimization for Craniospinal Irradiation. Cancers (Basel). 2018 Jan 3; 10 (1) Epub 2018 Jan 03
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67. Anderson SE, Furutani KM, Tran LT, Chartier L, Petasecca M, Lerch M, Prokopovich DA, Reinhard M, Perevertaylo VL, Rosenfeld AB, Herman MG, Beltran C. Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector. Med Phys. 2017 Nov; 44 (11):6029-6037 Epub 2017 Oct 13
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68. Tran LT, Chartier L, Bolst D, Pogossov A, Guatelli S, Petasecca M, Lerch MLF, Prokopovich DA, Reinhard MI, Clasie B, Depauw N, Kooy H, Flanz JB, McNamara A, Paganetti H, Beltran C, Furutani K, Perevertaylo VL, Jackson M, Rosenfeld AB. Characterization of proton pencil beam scanning and passive beam using a high spatial resolution solid-state microdosimeter. Med Phys. 2017 Nov; 44 (11):6085-6095 Epub 2017 Oct 09
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69. Howard M, Beltran C, Sarkaria J, Herman MG. Characterization of relative biological effectiveness for conventional radiation therapy: a comparison of clinical 6 MV X-rays and 137Cs. J Radiat Res. 2017 Sep 1; 58 (5):608-613
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70. Fossum CC, Beltran CJ, Whitaker TJ, Ma DJ, Foote RL. Biological Model for Predicting Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Proton Therapy. Int J Part Ther. 2017 Fall; 4 (2):18-25 Epub 2017 Dec 28
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71. Mutter RW, Remmes NB, Kahila MM, Hoeft KA, Pafundi DH, Zhang Y, Corbin KS, Park SS, Yan ES, Lemaine V, Boughey JC, Beltran CJ. Initial clinical experience of postmastectomy intensity modulated proton therapy in patients with breast expanders with metallic ports. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 7 (4):e243-e252 Epub 2016 Dec 16
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72. Cadini F, Bolst D, Guatelli S, Beltran C, Jackson M, Rosenfeld AB. Neutron shielding for a new projected proton therapy facility: A Geant4 simulation study. Phys Med. 2016 Dec; 32: (12)1862-1871.
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73. Beltran C, Tseung HWC, Augustine KE, Bues M, Mundy DW, Walsh TJ, Herman MG, Laack NN. Clinical Implementation of a Proton Dose Verification System Utilizing a GPU Accelerated Monte Carlo Engine. Int J Part Ther. 2016 Fall; 3 (2):312-319 Epub 2016 Dec 30
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74. Wan Chan Tseung HS, Ma J, Kreofsky CR, Ma DJ, Beltran C. Clinically Applicable Monte Carlo-based Biological Dose Optimization for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers With Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Aug 1; 95 (5):1535-1543 Epub 2016 Apr 06
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75. Sio TT, Merrell KW, Beltran CJ, Ashman JB, Hoeft KA, Miller RC, Whitaker TJ, Wurgler SK, Tryggestad EJ. Spot-scanned pancreatic stereotactic body proton therapy: A dosimetric feasibility and robustness study. Phys Med. 2016 Feb; 32 (2):331-42 Epub 2016 Feb 13
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76. Augustine KE, Walsh TJ, Beltran CJ, Stoker JB, Mundy DW, Parry MD, Bues M, Fatyga M. Spot scanning proton therapy plan assessment: Design and development of a dose verification application for use in routine clinical practice Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2016; 9783:97835S.
    
77. Anand A, Bues M, Rule WG, Keole SR, Beltran CJ, Yin J, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Miller RC, Ashman JB. Scanning proton beam therapy reduces normal tissue exposure in pelvic radiotherapy for anal cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2015 Dec; 117 (3):505-8 Epub 2015 Nov 17
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78. Courneyea L, Mullins J, Howard M, Foote R, Garces Y, Ma D, Beltran C, Brinkmann D, Pafundi D. Positioning reproducibility with and without rotational corrections for 2 head and neck immobilization systems. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 5: (6)e575-81.
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79. Wan Chan Tseung H, Ma J, Beltran C. A fast GPU-based Monte Carlo simulation of proton transport with detailed modeling of nonelastic interactions. Med Phys. 2015 Jun; 42 (6):2967-78
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80. Ma J, Beltran C, Seum Wan Chan Tseung H, Herman MG. A GPU-accelerated and Monte Carlo-based intensity modulated proton therapy optimization system. Med Phys. 2014 Dec; 41 (12):121707
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81. Grams MP, Wilson ZC, Sio TT, Beltran CJ, Tryggestad EJ, Gupta SK, Blackwell CR, McCollough KP, Sarkaria JN, Furutani KM. Design and characterization of an economical (192)Ir hemi-brain small animal irradiator. Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 Oct; 90 (10):936-942 Epub 2014 June 25
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82. Howard M, Beltran C, Mayo CS, Herman MG. Effects of minimum monitor unit threshold on spot scanning proton plan quality. Med Phys. 2014 Sep; 41 (9):091703
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83. Yu J, Beltran CJ, Herman MG. Implication of spot position error on plan quality and patient safety in pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy. Med Phys. 2014 Aug; 41(8):081706. Epub 1900 Jan 01.
    
84. Whitaker TJ, Beltran C, Tryggestad E, Bues M, Kruse JJ, Remmes NB, Tasson A, Herman MG. Comparison of two methods for minimizing the effect of delayed charge on the dose delivered with a synchrotron based discrete spot scanning proton beam. Med Phys. 2014 Aug; 41 (8):081703
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85. Beltran C, Jia Y, Slopsema R, Yeung D, Li Z. A simplified methodology to produce Monte Carlo dose distributions in proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2014 Jul 8; 15 (4):4413 Epub 2014 July 08
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86. Courneyea L, Beltran C, Tseung HS, Yu J, Herman MG. Optimizing mini-ridge filter thickness to reduce proton treatment times in a spot-scanning synchrotron system. Med Phys. 2014 Jun; 41 (6):061713
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87. Wan Chan Tseung H, Beltran C. A graphics processor-based intranuclear cascade and evaporation simulation. Computer Physics Communications. 2014; 185(7):2029-33.
    
88. Mou B, Beltran CJ, Park SS, Olivier KR, Furutani KM. Feasibility of proton transmission-beam stereotactic ablative radiotherapy versus photon stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for lung tumors: a dosimetric and feasibility study. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (6):e98621 Epub 2014 June 02
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89. Panandiker Atmaram S. Pai, Beltran C, Gray Jonathan, Hua Chiaho. Methods for image guided and intensity modulated radiation therapy in high-risk abdominal neuroblastoma. Practical Radiation Oncology Methods for image guided and intensity modulated radiation therapy in high-risk abdominal neuroblastoma. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013 May; 60(5):791-5. 2013.
    
90. Pai Panandiker AS, Beltran C, Billups CA, McGregor LM, Furman WL, Davidoff AM. Intensity modulated radiation therapy provides excellent local control in high-risk abdominal neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 May; 60(5):761-5. Epub 2012 Sep 28
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91. DeWire MD, Beltran C, Boop FA, Helton KJ, Ellison DW, McKinnon PJ, Gajjar A, Pai Panandiker AS. Radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy in a patient with a malignant glioneuronal tumor and underlying ataxia telangiectasia: a case report and review of the literature. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jan 1; 31(1):e12-4. Epub 2012 Jun 11.
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92. Jia Y, Beltran C, Indelicato DJ, Flampouri S, Li Z, Merchant TE. Proton therapy dose distribution comparison between Monte Carlo and a treatment planning system for pediatric patients with ependymoma. Med Phys. 2012 Aug; 39 (8):4742-7
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93. Pai Panandiker AS, Merchant TE, Beltran C, Wu S, Sharma S, Boop FA, Jenkins JJ, Helton KJ, Wright KD, Broniscer A, Kun LE, Gajjar A. Sequencing of local therapy affects the pattern of treatment failure and survival in children with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr 1; 82(5):1756-63. Epub 2011 May 19
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94. Pai Panandiker AS, Sharma S, Naik MH, Wu S, Hua C, Beltran C, Krasin MJ, Merchant TE. Novel assessment of renal motion in children as measured via four-dimensional computed tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr 1; 82(5):1771-6. Epub 2011 May 27.
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95. Beltran C, Pegram A, Merchant TE. Dosimetric consequences of rotational errors in radiation therapy of pediatric brain tumor patients. Radiother Oncol. 2012 Feb; 102(2):206-9. Epub 2011 Jul 2
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96. Beltran C, Roca M, Merchant TE. On the benefits and risks of proton therapy in pediatric craniopharyngioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Feb 1; 82(2):e281-7. Epub 2011 May 11.
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97. Beltran C, Gray J, Merchant TE. Intensity-modulated arc therapy for pediatric posterior fossa tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Feb 1; 82(2):e299-304. Epub 2011 May 11.
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98. Beltran C. Image quality of an investigational imaging panel for use with the imaging beam line cone-beam CT. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2012; 13(1):3607. Epub 2012 Jan 05.
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99. Beltran C, Krasin MJ, Merchant TE. Inter- and intrafractional positional uncertainties in pediatric radiotherapy patients with brain and head and neck tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Mar 15; 79(4):1266-74. Epub 2010 Jun 03.
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100. Beltran C, Merchant TE. Dependence of intrafraction motion on fraction duration for pediatric patients with brain tumors. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2011; 12(4):3609. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
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101. Beltran C, Sharma S, Merchant TE. Role of adaptive radiation therapy for pediatric patients with diffuse pontine glioma. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2011; 12(2):3421. Epub 2011 Jan 30.
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102. Beltran C, Naik M, Merchant TE. Dosimetric effect of target expansion and setup uncertainty during radiation therapy in pediatric craniopharyngioma. Radiother Oncol. 2010 Dec; 97(3):399-403. Epub 2010 Nov 11.
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103. Beltran C, Naik M, Merchant TE. Dosimetric effect of setup motion and target volume margin reduction in pediatric ependymoma. Radiother Oncol. 2010 Aug; 96(2):216-22. Epub 2010 Mar 27.
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104. Beltran C, Trussell J, Merchant TE. Dosimetric impact of intrafractional patient motion in pediatric brain tumor patients. Med Dosim. 2010 Spring; 35(1):43-8. Epub 2009 Feb 07.
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105. Beltran C, Pai Panandiker AS, Krasin MJ, Merchant TE. Daily image-guided localization for neuroblastoma. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2010; 11(4):3388. Epub 2010 Oct 11.
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106. Kun LE, Beltran C. Radiation therapy for children: evolving technologies in the era of ALARA. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Feb; 39 Suppl 1:S65-70. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
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107. Beltran C, Lukose R, Gangadharan B, Bani-Hashemi A, Faddegon BA. Image quality & dosimetric property of an investigational imaging beam line MV-CBCT. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2009; 10(3):3023. Epub 2009 Jun 17.
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108. Beltran C, Herman MG, Davis BJ. Planning target margin calculations for prostate radiotherapy based on intrafraction and interfraction motion using four localization methods. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Jan 1; 70 (1):289-95 Epub 2007 Oct 04
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109. Cousineau SM, Holmes J, Beltran C, Macek R. Benchmark and threshold analysis of longitudinal instability in the PSR (Abstract WEPLT169). Proceedings of EPAC.2004;2224-6.
     
110. Beltran C. Study of the longitudinal space charge compensation and longitudinal instability of the ferrite inductive inserts in the Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring. ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing. 2003 Dec.
     
111. Beltran C, Browman AA, Macek RJ. Calculations and observations of the longitudinal instability caused by the ferrite inductors at the Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring (Abstract TOPD004). Proceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference.2003;326-8.
     
112. Colestock P, Beltran C, Browman A, Gilpatrick D, Macek R, McCrady R, Neri F, Rybarcyk L, Spicermann T. An experimental study of microwave stability near transition in the PSR (Abstract RPPB034). Proceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference.2003;3086-8.
     
113. Beltran C. Longitudinal instability caused by ferrite inductors in Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring. Proton Storage Ring Technical Notes. 2002 Oct.