Clinical Implementation of Proton Therapy Using Pencil-Beam Scanning Delivery Combined With Static Apertures

Clinical Implementation of Proton Therapy Using Pencil-Beam Scanning Delivery Combined With Static Apertures

Proton therapy makes use of the favorable depth-dose distribution with its characteristic Bragg peak to spare normal tissue distal of the target volume. A steep dose gradient would be desired in lateral dimensions, too. The widespread spot scanning delivery technique is based, however, on pencil-bea...

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Main Authors: Christian Bäumer, Sandija Plaude, Dalia Ahmad Khalil, Dirk Geismar, Paul-Heinz Kramer, Kevin Kröninger, Christian Nitsch, Jörg Wulff, Beate Timmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
proton therapy
pencil-beam scanning
aperture
quality assurance
radiation protection
brain tumors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.599018/full

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