Spot scanning proton arc therapy reduces toxicity in oropharyngeal cancer patients.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.16098
Abstract: BACKGROUND Proton arc technology has recently shown dosimetric gains for various treatment indications. The increased number of beams and energy layers (ELs) in proton arc plans, increases the degrees of freedom in plan optimization and… read more here.
Keywords: proton arc; delivery time; arc; plan ... See more keywords
Early generation dynamic and static proton arc treatment planning algorithms assessment in oropharyngeal cancer patients
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.17916
Abstract: Compared with intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT), proton arc treatment (PAT) employs an increased number of gantry angles, potentially reducing healthy tissues doses, especially for complex target geometries found in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) treatment. PAT… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; proton; arc treatment; proton arc ... See more keywords
A novel adaptive energy switching algorithm for proton arc therapy based on the machine‐specific delivery characteristics
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.70011
Abstract: One of the main challenges of utilizing spot‐scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) is treatment delivery efficiency. Previous studies focus on reducing the number of energy layers by ascending switching to shorten the beam delivery time.… read more here.
Keywords: proton; energy; delivery; arc therapy ... See more keywords