Validation of the proton range accuracy and optimization of CT calibration curves utilizing range probing.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab66e1
Abstract: PURPOSE Proton therapy is affected by range uncertainty, which is partly caused by an ambiguous conversion from x-ray attenuation to proton stopping power. CT calibration curves, or Hounsfield look-up tables (HLUTs), are institution-specific and may… read more here.
Keywords: range probing; range; uncertainty; range error ... See more keywords