Dosimetric Comparison of Various Spot Placement Techniques in Proton Pencil Beam Scanning

Purpose: To present quantitative dosimetric evaluations of five proton pencil beam spot placement techniques. Materials and Methods: The spot placement techniques that were investigated include two grid-based (rectilinear grid and hexagonal grid, both commonly available in commercial planning system...

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Main Authors: Mahboob ur Rehman, PhD, Omar A. Zeidan, PhD, Twyla Willoughby, PhD, Sanford L. Meeks, PhD, Patrick Kelly, MD, Kevin Erhart, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Particle Therapy Co-operative Group 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
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Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-21-00022.1