Dual-energy CT based proton range prediction in head and pelvic tumor patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude of patient-specific range deviations between HLUT and the more accurate DECT-based SPR prediction is clinically relevant. A clinical application of the latter seems feasible as demonstrated in this study using medically approved systems from CT acquisition to treatment planning. PMID: 29050953 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - October 16, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Wohlfahrt P, Möhler C, Stützer K, Greilich S, Richter C Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research