Effect of Anatomic Changes on Pencil Beam Scanned Proton Dose Distributions for Cranial and Extracranial Tumors

To  estimate the frequency and impact of anatomic changes on the delivered dose in pencil beam scanning proton therapy, to assess the need for repeat CT scanning and adaptive replanning.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - November 15, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Lorenzo Placidi, Alessandra Bolsi, Antony J. Lomax, Ralf A. Schneider, Robert Malyapa, Damien C. Weber, Francesca Albertini Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research