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Pisciotta P, Costantino A, Cammarata FP, Torrisi F, Calabrese G, Marchese V, Cirrone GAP, Petringa G, Forte GI, Minafra L, Bravatà V, Gulisano M, Scopelliti F, Tommasino F, Scifoni E, Cuttone G, Ippolito M, Parenti R, Russo G. Evaluation of proton beam radiation-induced skin injury in a murine model using a clinical SOBP. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233258. [PMID: 32442228 PMCID: PMC7244158 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to characterize the skin deterministic damage due to the effect of proton beam irradiation in mice occurred during a long-term observational experiment. This study was initially defined to evaluate the insurgence of myelopathy irradiating spinal cords with the distal part of a Spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP). To the best of our knowledge, no study has been conducted highlighting high grades of skin injury at the dose used in this paper. Nevertheless these effects occurred. In this regard, the experimental evidence of significant insurgence of skin injury induced by protons using a SOBP configuration will be shown. Skin damages were classified into six scores (from 0 to 5) according to the severity of the injuries and correlated to ED50 (i.e. the radiation dose at which 50% of animals show a specific score) at 40 days post-irradiation (d.p.i.). The effects of radiation on the overall animal wellbeing have been also monitored and the severity of radiation-induced skin injuries was observed and quantified up to 40 d.p.i.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pietro Pisciotta
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
- * E-mail: (FPC); (RP)
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- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Centre for Advanced Preclinical in vivo Research (CAPiR), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Systems Biology, Drug Science Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Molecular Preclinical and Translational Imaging Research Center (IMPRonTe), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Radiopharmacy Laboratory Nuclear Medicine Department, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Povo, Italy
- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN, Povo, Italy
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- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN, Povo, Italy
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- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Centre for Advanced Preclinical in vivo Research (CAPiR), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Molecular Preclinical and Translational Imaging Research Center (IMPRonTe), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- * E-mail: (FPC); (RP)
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy
- National Laboratory of South, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN), Catania, Italy
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Milluzzo G, Pipek J, Amico AG, Cirrone GAP, Cuttone G, Korn G, Larosa G, Leanza R, Margarone D, Petringa G, Russo A, Schillaci F, Scuderi V, Romano F. Transversal dose distribution optimization for laser-accelerated proton beam medical applications by means of Geant4. Phys Med 2018; 54:166-172. [PMID: 30076107 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to quantitatively study the possibility of delivering dose distributions of clinical relevance with laser-driven proton beams. A Monte Carlo application has been developed with the Geant4 toolkit, simulating the ELIMED (MEDical and multidisciplinary application at ELI-Beamlines) transport and dosimetry beam line which is being currently installed at the ELI-Beamlines in Prague (CZ). The beam line will be used to perform irradiations for multidisciplinary studies, with the purpose of demonstrating the possible use of optically accelerated ion beams for therapeutic purposes. The ELIMED Geant4-based application, already validated against reference transport codes, accurately simulates each single element of the beam line, necessary to collect the accelerated beams and to select them in energy. Transversal dose distributions at the irradiation point have been studied and optimized to try to quantitatively answer the question if such kind of beam lines, and specifically the systems developed for ELIMED in Prague, will be actually able to transport ion beams not only for multidisciplinary applications, such as pitcher-catcher nuclear reactions (e.g. neutrons), PIXE analysis for cultural heritage and space radiation, but also for delivering dose patterns of clinical relevance in a future perspective of possible medical applications.
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- G Milluzzo
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; School of Mathematics and Physics, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy; Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- National Physical Laboratory, CMES - Medical Radiation Science Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW UK; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy.
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Wang H, Vassiliev ON. Radial dose distributions from carbon ions of therapeutic energies calculated with Geant4-DNA. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:N219-N227. [PMID: 28362271 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6a90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We report on radial dose distributions [Formula: see text] for carbon ions calculated with Geant4-DNA code. These distributions characterize ion tracks on a nanoscale and are important for understanding the biological effects of ion beams. We present data for carbon ion beams in the energy range from 20 to 400 MeV u-1. To approximate the Monte Carlo results, we developed a simple formula that combines the well-known inverse square distance dependence with a factor correcting [Formula: see text] for small [Formula: see text]. The proposed formula can be used to calculate [Formula: see text] for any energy within the above range and for distances [Formula: see text] from 1 nm to 2 μm with a maximum error not exceeding 14%. This range of distances corresponds to a dose range of over seven orders of magnitude. Differences between our results and those of previously published analytical models are discussed.
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- He Wang
- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America
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Dedes G, Parodi K. Monte Carlo Simulations of Particle Interactions with Tissue in Carbon Ion Therapy. Int J Part Ther 2016; 2:447-458. [PMID: 31772955 PMCID: PMC6874200 DOI: 10.14338/ijpt-15-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Monte Carlo simulations are increasingly considered the most accurate tool for calculating particle interactions with tissue. This contribution reviews the basics of Monte Carlo methods and their emerging role for application to several areas of macroscopic simulation in the worldwide rapidly growing field of carbon ion therapy, spanning from dosimetric calculations to imaging of secondary radiation.
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- George Dedes
- Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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