A treatment planning study of combined carbon ion-beam plus photon intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Background and purpose: Combined photon intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and sequential dose-escalated carbon ion beam therapy (IBT) is a technically advanced treatment option for head and neck malignancies. We proposed and evaluated an integrated planning strategy as opposed to an establishe...

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Main Authors: Christopher Schuppert, Angela Paul, Simeon Nill, Andrea Schwahofer, Jürgen Debus, Florian Sterzing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631620300348