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, 2018 Background and Purpose Patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) have a prolonged survival expectancy due to better discriminative tumor classification and multimodal treatment. Consequently, long-term treatment toxicity gains importance.
A.W.H. Minken +9 more
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A Rare Case of Unresectable Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx Treated with Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy [PDF]
, 2017 Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is generally treated with surgical resection followed by postoperative radiotherapy. In cases where surgical management is precluded due to the location of the tumor and/or patient factors, radiation therapy can be offered ...
Pollard, C, Ng, SP, Phan, J
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The first direct method of spot sparsity optimization for proton arc therapy
, 2023 INTRODUCTION : Spot-scanning proton arc (SPArc) therapy was introduced in 2016 offering superior target conformity and simplifying the proton therapy treatment workflow.
Liu, Gang +11 more
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Risk of Secondary Malignant Neoplasms From Proton Therapy and Intensity-Modulated X-Ray Therapy for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer [PDF]
, 2009 Purpose: To assess the risk of a secondary malignant neoplasm (SMN) from proton therapy relative to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using X-rays, taking into account contributions from both primary and secondary sources of radiation, for ...
Fontenot, Jonas D. +2 more
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Background: Radiotherapy for thymoma is delivered post-operatively in selected cases. Given the particular location of the thymic bed and the excellent prognosis, late cardiac toxicities may be an issue. The purpose of this retrospective dosimetric study
Luca Cozzi +13 more
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Journal of Proton Therapy: Call for Papers
, 2015 Journal of Proton Therapy (JPT) is an international open access, peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original research, technical reports, reviews, case reports, editorials, and other materials on proton therapy with focus on radiation oncology ...
Proton Therapy, Journal of
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Prioritized optimization in intensity modulated proton therapy.
, 2012 In this work a prioritized optimization algorithm is adapted and applied to treatment planning for intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT). Originally, this algorithm was developed for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with photons ...
Falkinger, Marita; Schell, Stefan; Müller, Johannes; Wilkens, Jan J. +2 more
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Dosimetric comparison of proton radiotherapy plan versus intensity-modulated photon radiotherapy plan for craniospinal irradiation in children with central nervous system tumors [PDF]
精准医学杂志Objective To investigate the differences in dosimetry between four radiotherapy techniques in craniospinal irradiation (CSI) for central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children.
CHEN Qing, SUN Lei, BI Bin, WANG Yuxiang, XU Rui
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Opportunities and limitations of multileaf collimator based intensity modulated proton therapy [PDF]
, 2011 The vast majority of proton therapy institutes employ passive scattering beamlines. Treatments are delivered by means of laterally and distally conformed homogeneous dose distributions for each beam direction by utilizing spread-out Bragg peaks and ...
Daartz, Juliane
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, 2015 Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of using scanned proton beams as adjuvant radiation therapy for breast cancer. Long-term cardiopulmonary complications may worsen the quality of life and reduce the positive contribution of radiation therapy, which
Josefsson, Dan, +7 more
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