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Author(s):: LI Xin; LI Haoran; ZHENG Qibin; Laboratory of Radiation Detection and Medical Imaging, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

Keywords:: Keywords: particle therapy quality assurance beam monitoring detector review

Abstract:: Abstract: Particle radiotherapy is a new type of radiotherapy with superior targeting and precision for more accurate radiotherapy. Considering the complexity of the particle beams and the different lesion sites and physique of patients, a high-precision beam monitoring system which enables the monitoring of the spatial and energy distributions of the beams, such as position, dose and other important parameters, is needed to ensure the efficacy of particle radiotherapy. The beam monitoring system plays a crucial role in the safety and accuracy of particle therapy. By monitoring vital parameters such as the position and dose of the beams, the treatment plan can be adjusted in real-time, thus ensuring accurate lesion irradiation while minimizing the effects on the surrounding healthy tissues. Consequently, the development and validation of such a beam monitoring system are essential in particle radiotherapy. Herein the advances in beam monitoring for quality assurance for particle therapy are summarized. It gives a brief description of particle radiotherapy, emphasizing the significance of beam monitoring systems for particle radiotherapy, focuses on the development of particle beam monitoring and introduces different types of detectors, along with their applications and research advancements, and explores the future development trend of beam monitoring system and potential challenges it may face.