Range uncertainty reductions in proton therapy may lead to the feasibility of novel beam arrangements which improve organ at risk sparing.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15644
Abstract: PURPOSE In proton therapy, dose distributions are currently often conformed to organs at risk (OARs) using the less sharp dose fall-off at the lateral beam edge to reduce the effects of uncertainties in the proton… read more here.
Keywords: beam; novel beam; uncertainty reductions; range uncertainty ... See more keywords