Considerations for upright particle therapy patient positioning and associated image guidance
Particle therapy is a rapidly growing field in cancer therapy. Worldwide, over 100 centers are
in operation, and more are currently in construction phase. The interest in particle therapy is …
in operation, and more are currently in construction phase. The interest in particle therapy is …
Online adaptive planning methods for intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Z Qiu, S Olberg, D den Hertog, A Ajdari… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Online adaptive radiation therapy aims at adapting a patient's treatment plan to their current
anatomy to account for inter-fraction variations before daily treatment delivery. As this …
anatomy to account for inter-fraction variations before daily treatment delivery. As this …
[HTML][HTML] A survey of practice patterns for adaptive particle therapy for interfractional changes
Background and purpose Anatomical changes may compromise the planned target
coverage and organs-at-risk dose in particle therapy. This study reports on the practice …
coverage and organs-at-risk dose in particle therapy. This study reports on the practice …
Management of motion and anatomical variations in charged particle therapy: past, present, and into the future
The major aim of radiation therapy is to provide curative or palliative treatment to cancerous
malignancies while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Charged particle radiotherapy …
malignancies while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Charged particle radiotherapy …
[HTML][HTML] Large anatomical changes in head-and-neck cancers–A dosimetric comparison of online and offline adaptive proton therapy
Purpose This work evaluates an online adaptive (OA) workflow for head-and-neck (H&N)
intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and compares it with full offline replanning (FOR) …
intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and compares it with full offline replanning (FOR) …
Evaluating the effect of setup uncertainty reduction and adaptation to geometric changes on normal tissue complication probability using online adaptive head and …
Objective. To evaluate the impact of setup uncertainty reduction (SUR) and adaptation to
geometrical changes (AGC) on normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) when using …
geometrical changes (AGC) on normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) when using …
Low-dose computed tomography scanning protocols for online adaptive proton therapy of head-and-neck cancers
Simple Summary Adaptive proton therapy requires taking images over the course of
treatment to correct the plan for anatomy changes. Most workflows assume daily imaging for …
treatment to correct the plan for anatomy changes. Most workflows assume daily imaging for …
A systematic review of volumetric image guidance in proton therapy
In recent years, proton therapy centres have begun to shift from conventional 2D-kV imaging
to volumetric imaging systems for image guided proton therapy (IGPT). This is likely due to …
to volumetric imaging systems for image guided proton therapy (IGPT). This is likely due to …
Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters for simultaneous measurement of point dose and dose-weighted LET in an adaptive proton therapy workflow
Purpose To demonstrate the suitability of optically stimulated luminescence detectors
(OSLDs) for accurate simultaneous measurement of the absolute point dose and dose …
(OSLDs) for accurate simultaneous measurement of the absolute point dose and dose …
Evaluating proton dose and associated range uncertainty using daily cone-beam CT
Purpose This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the range uncertainties that arise from
daily cone-beam CT (CBCT) images for proton dose calculation compared to CT using a …
daily cone-beam CT (CBCT) images for proton dose calculation compared to CT using a …