Outcomes of and Treatment Planning Considerations for A Hybrid Technique Delivering Proton Pencil-Beam Scanning Radiation to Women with Metal-Containing Tissue Expanders Undergoing Post-Mastectomy Radiation

CONCLUSIONS: Delivering PMRT with PBS for women with metal-containing TEs using a hybrid SFO/MFO technique is feasible, reproducible, and achieves excellent dose distributions. Additional techniques are required to safely utilize this treatment in the clinic.PMID:34280402 | DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2021.07.012
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research