Online adaptive dose restoration in intensity modulated proton therapy of lung cancer to account for inter-fractional density changes

Background and purpose: In proton therapy, inter-fractional density changes can severely compromise the effective delivery of the planned dose. Such dose distortion effects can be accounted for by treatment plan adaptation, that requires considerable automation for widespread implementation in clini...

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Main Authors: Elena Borderías Villarroel, Xavier Geets, Edmond Sterpin
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/S2405631620300294

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