An adaptive spot placement method on Cartesian grid for pencil beam scanning proton therapy.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac3b65
Abstract: Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton radiotherapy (RT) offers flexible proton spot placement near treatment targets for delivering tumoricidal radiation dose to tumor targets while sparing organs-at-risk (OAR). Currently the spot placement is mostly based on… read more here.
Keywords: geometry; cartesian grid; spot placement; tumor targets ... See more keywords
Bronchoscopic Evaluation of a Steerable Needle for Simulated Tumor Targets in the Lung Periphery: A Feasibility Study (Bullseye)
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DOI: 10.1159/000529245
Abstract: Background Peripheral bronchoscopy is often performed to biopsy peripheral pulmonary lesions. Despite technological advancements to improve reach and access to the lung periphery, the diagnostic yield of peripheral bronchoscopy has been inconsistent, and challenging, particularly… read more here.
Keywords: lesion; tumor targets; steerable needle; fiducial marker ... See more keywords