Preliminary analysis for integration of spot-scanning proton beam therapy and real-time imaging and gating

Physica Medica

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 555-558

  Shimizu, S ^a   Matsuura, T ^a   Umezawa, M ^b   Hiramoto, K ^b   Miyamoto, N ^a   Umegaki, K ^c   Shirato, H ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gated radiotherapy; Image guided radiation therapy; Organ motion; Spot scanning proton beam therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; FIDUCIAL MARKER; GATED IMAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REAL TIME TUMOR TRACKING RADIATION; SPOT SCANNING PROTON BEAM THERAPY; SYNCHROTRON OPERATION CYCLE; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEOPLASMS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARDS; TIME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOVEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902281956     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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