Impact of interfractional anatomical variation and setup correction methods on interfractional dose variation in IMPT and VMAT plans for pancreatic cancer patients: A planning study
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12883
Abstract: Abstract Purpose To investigate the impact of interfractional anatomical changes and setup correction methods on dose distributions in pancreatic cancer patients under breath‐hold conditions. Methods Three intensity‐modulated proton therapy (IMPT) plans with different beam arrangements… read more here.
Keywords: variation; volume; interfractional anatomical; impt plans ... See more keywords
Comparing the dosimetric impact of interfractional anatomical changes in photon, proton and carbon ion radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer patients.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6419
Abstract: Radiotherapy using charged particles is characterized by a low dose to the surrounding healthy organs, while delivering a high dose to the tumor. However, interfractional anatomical changes can greatly affect the robustness of particle therapy.… read more here.
Keywords: proton carbon; carbon; carbon ion; interfractional anatomical ... See more keywords