Pre-clinical evaluation of dual-layer spectral computed tomography-based stopping power prediction for particle therapy planning at the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center.

This study demonstrated in homogeneous and heterogeneous phantoms that spectral CT is feasible for particle therapy planning to improve range estimates for high-precision particle therapy.
PMID: 32028273 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physics in Medicine and Biology - February 5, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: Faller FK, Mein S, Ackermann B, Debus J, Stiller W, Mairani A Tags: Phys Med Biol Source Type: research