Fast pencil beam dose calculation for proton therapy using a double-Gaussian beam model

The highly conformal dose distributions produced by scanned proton pencil beams are more sensitive to motion and anatomical changes than those produced by conventional radiotherapy. The ability to calculate the dose in real time as it is being delivered would enable, for example, online dose monitor...

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Main Authors: Joakim eda Silva, Richard eAnsorge, Rajesh eJena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00281/full