Proton radiography for inline treatment planning and positioning verification of small animals.

DISCUSSION: Fractionated irradiation of exposed target volumes (e.g., subcutaneous tumor model or brain) can be realized with the suggested method being used for daily positioning and range determination. Robust registration of X-ray and proton radiography images allows for the irradiation of tumor entities that require conventional computed tomography (CT)-based planning, such as orthotopic lung or brain tumors, similar to conventional patient treatment.
PMID: 28835182 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Oncologica - August 23, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Müller J, Neubert C, von Neubeck C, Baumann M, Krause M, Enghardt W, Bütof R, Dietrich A, Lühr A Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research