Beam commissioning of the first compact proton therapy system with spot scanning and dynamic field collimation.
CONCLUSIONS: Beam characterization and machine commissioning results, and the exhaustive end-to-end tests performed to assess the proper functionality of the system, confirm that it is safe and accurate to treat patients.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: This is the first paper addressing the beam commissioning and the beam validation of a compact, gantry-mounted, pencil beam scanning proton accelerator system with dynamic layer-by-layer multileaf collimation.
PMID: 31782941 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Vilches-Freixas G, Unipan M, Rinaldi I, Martens J, Roijen E, Almeida IP, Decabooter E, Bosmans G Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research