Nuclear halo measurements for accurate prediction of field size factor in a Varian ProBeam proton PBS system.

CONCLUSIONS: If the in-air halo for low-energy proton beams is not fully modeled by the TPS, this could potentially lead to under-dosing small, shallow treatment volumes in PBS treatment plans.
PMID: 31793202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - December 1, 2019 Category: Physics Authors: Harms J, Chang CW, Zhang R, Lin L Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research