Tumour Movement in Proton Therapy: Solutions and Remaining Questions: A Review

Tumour Movement in Proton Therapy: Solutions and Remaining Questions: A Review

Movement of tumours, mostly by respiration, has been a major problem for treating lung cancer, liver tumours and other locations in the abdomen and thorax. Organ motion is indeed one component of geometrical uncertainties that includes delineation and target definition uncertainties, microscopic dis...

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Main Authors: Dirk De Ruysscher, Edmond Sterpin, Karin Haustermans, Tom Depuydt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
tumour movement
proton therapy
adaptive radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/7/3/0829

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