Validation of a robust strategy for proton spot scanning for oesophageal cancer in the presence of anatomical changes.

Validation of a robust strategy for proton spot scanning for oesophageal cancer in the presence of anatomical changes.
Radiother Oncol. 2018 Oct 16;:
Authors: Møller DS, Alber M, Nordsmark M, Nyeng TB, Lutz CM, Hoffmann L
Abstract
SFUD strategies with one or two posterior proton beams and three target coverage strategies are compared with IMRT and tested for robustness towards anatomical changes by recalculation on surveillance CTs during treatment. We find posterior beam SFUD combining PTV coverage with robust optimization increases robustness towards anatomical changes compared to IMRT.
PMID: 30340776 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - October 16, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Møller DS, Alber M, Nordsmark M, Nyeng TB, Lutz CM, Hoffmann L Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research