The potential of dual‐energy CT to reduce proton beam range uncertainties
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.12215
Abstract: Purpose Dual‐energy CT (DECT) promises improvements in estimating stopping power ratios (SPRs) for proton therapy treatment planning. Although several comparable mathematical formalisms have been proposed in literature, the optimal techniques to characterize human tissue SPRs… read more here.
Keywords: range uncertainties; beam range; proton beam; range ... See more keywords
Quantifying the Dosimetric Impact of Proton Range Uncertainties on RBE-Weighted Dose Distributions in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Bilateral Head and Neck Cancer
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DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31070272
Abstract: Background: In current clinical practice, intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) head and neck cancer (HNC) plans are generated using a constant relative biological effectiveness (cRBE) of 1.1. The primary goal of this study was to explore… read more here.
Keywords: proton; therapy; range uncertainties; impact proton ... See more keywords