A novel approach to Verify air gap and SSD for proton radiotherapy using surface imaging

A novel approach to Verify air gap and SSD for proton radiotherapy using surface imaging

Abstract Purpose To develop a novel approach to accurately verify patient set up in proton radiotherapy, especially for the verification of the nozzle – body surface air gap and source-to-skin distance (SSD), the consistency and accuracy of which is extremely important in proton treatment. Methods P...

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Main Authors: Xiao Wang, Chi Ma, Rihan Davis, Rahul R. Parikh, Salma K. Jabbour, Bruce G. Haffty, Ning J. Yue, Ke Nie, Yin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Proton therapy
Air gap
SSD
Surface imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1436-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1436-4

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