In-vivo proton range verification for reducing the risk of permanent alopecia in medulloblastoma treatment

In-vivo proton range verification for reducing the risk of permanent alopecia in medulloblastoma treatment

Objective: The purpose of this work is the clinical commissioning of a recently developed in-vivo range verification system for the head treatment of pediatric medulloblastoma patients. Inaccurate beam range for such treatment could lead to either inadequate dose coverage of the target volume or exc...

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Main Authors: Giulia Lucconi, El-Hassan Bentefour, Deepak Samuel, Kenneth Weaver, Maryam Moteabbed, Hsiao-Ming Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Radiation Medicine and Protection
Subjects:
Proton therapy
In-vivo range verification
Medulloblastoma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666555721000411

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