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Methodology for small animals targeted irradiations at conventional and ultra-high dose rates 65 MeV proton beam

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As part of translational research projects, mice may be irradiated on radiobiology platforms such as the one at the ARRONAX cyclotron. Generally, these platforms do not feature an integrated imaging system. Moreover, in the context of ultra-high dose-rate radiotherapy (FLASH-RT), treatment planning should consider potential changes in the beam characteristics and internal movements in the animal. A patient-like set-up and methodology has been implemented to ensure target coverage during conformal irradiations of the brain, lungs and intestines. In addition, respiratory cycle amplitudes were quantified by fluoroscopic acquisitions on a mouse, to ensure organ coverage and to assess the impact of respiration during FLASH-RT using the 4D digital phantom MOBY. Furthermore, beam incidence direction was studied from mice µCBCT and Monte Carlo simulations. Finally,in vivo dosimetry with dose-rate independent radiochromic films (OC-1) and their LET dependency were investigated. The immobilization system ensures that the animal is held in a safe and suitable position. The geometrical evaluation of organ coverage, after the addition of the margins around the organs, was satisfactory. Moreover, no measured differences were found between CONV and FLASH beams enabling a single model of the beamline for all planning studies. Finally, the LET-dependency of the OC-1 film was determined and experimentally verified with phantoms, as well as the feasibility of using these filmsin vivoto validate the targeting. The methodology developed ensures accurate and reproducible preclinical irradiations in CONV and FLASH-RT without in-room image guidance in terms of positioning, dose calculation and in vivo dosimetry.
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hal-04556782 , version 1 (24-04-2024)

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Manon Evin, Charbel Koumeir, Arthur Bongrand, Grégory Delpon, Ferid Haddad, et al.. Methodology for small animals targeted irradiations at conventional and ultra-high dose rates 65 MeV proton beam. Physica Medica European Journal of Medical Physics, 2024, 120, pp.103332. ⟨10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.103332⟩. ⟨hal-04556782⟩
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