Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8214808 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The majority of practical beam approaches can be realized with gantry-less delivery, aided by limited beam bending and patient movements. Practical limitations of the MOVE geometry, and treatments requiring a combination of lying and sitting positions, may lower the percentage of head and neck patients who could be treated without a gantry. Further investigation into planning, immobilization, and imaging is needed to remove the practical limitations and to facilitate proton treatment without a gantry.
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Authors
Susu PhD, Hsiao-Ming PhD, Jay PhD, Judith CMD, Alexei PhD, Thomas PhD,