Collimated proton pencil-beam scanning for superficial targets: impact of the order of range shifter and aperture.

CONCLUSIONS: Although experiments and calculations indicate a ranking of the three delivery options regarding lateral dose fall-off, there seems to be a limited impact on a multi-field treatment plan.&#13.
PMID: 29553047 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physics in Medicine and Biology - March 19, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Baeumer C, Janson M, Timmermann B, Wulff J Tags: Phys Med Biol Source Type: research