Measurements of lateral penumbra for uniform scanning proton beams under various beam delivery conditions and comparison to the XiO treatment planning system

Medical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Rana, Suresh ^a   Zeidan, Omar ^a   Ramirez, Eric ^a   Rains, Michael ^a   Gao, Junfang ^a   Zheng, Yuanshui ^a  

^a ProCure Proton Therapy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

lateral penumbra; treatment planning system; uniform scanning proton therapy

Indexed keywords

MAGNETS; MODULATION; PHANTOMS; PROFILOMETRY; PROTON BEAMS;

BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; HORIZONTAL SCANNING; LATERAL PENUMBRA; PENCIL BEAM ALGORITHMS; PROTON THERAPY; SPREAD OUT BRAGG PEAKS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

SCANNING;

PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; PROTON THERAPY SYSTEM; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY FILM; AIR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY;

AIR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTON THERAPY; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84883777717     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4818283     Document Type: Article

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