A retrospective study on the investigation of potential dosimetric benefits of online adaptive proton therapy for head and neck cancer

CONCLUSION: The results of our retrospective study have demonstrated that online APT can better address anatomical changes for HN cancer patients than the current offline replanning practice. The advanced artificial intelligence based automatic replanning technology presents a promising avenue for extending potential benefits of online APT.PMID:38368614 | DOI:10.1002/acm2.14308

Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - February 18, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Chih-Wei Chang Duncan Bohannon Zhen Tian Yinan Wang Mark W Mcdonald David S Yu Tian Liu Jun Zhou Xiaofeng Yang Source Type: research