Impact of bowel and rectum air on target dose with robustly optimized intensity-modulated proton therapy plans.

Conclusion: The air volume may still have an important effect on target dose coverage in treatment plans using 3 CT sets, particularly when the air is traversed by multiple beams.
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Source: Acta Oncologica - June 4, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yao W, Schweitzer N, Biswal N, Polf J, Farr J, Vujaskovic Z Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research