Experimental assessment of inter-centre variation in stopping-power and range prediction in particle therapy

CONCLUSION: The large inter-centre variations in SPR and range prediction justify the currently clinically used margins accounting for range uncertainty, which are of the same magnitude as the inter-centre variation. This study underlines the necessity of higher standardisation in CT-number-to-SPR conversion.PMID:34329653 | DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2021.07.019

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - July 30, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: N Peters P Wohlfahrt C V Dahlgren L de Marzi M Ellerbrock F Fracchiolla J Freeh C Gom à J G óra M F Jensen T Kajdrowicz R Mackay S Molinelli I Rinaldi V Rompokos D Siewert P van der Tol X Vermeren H Nystr öm A Lomax C Richter Source Type: research