Margins for treatment planning of proton therapy

For protons and other charged particles, the effect of set-up errors on the position of isodoses is considerably less in the direction of the incident beam than it is laterally. Therefore, the margins required between the clinical target volume (CTV) and planning target volume (PTV) can be less in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics in medicine & biology 2006-03, Vol.51 (6), p.1491-1501
1. Verfasser:	Thomas, Simon J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humans Male Models, Statistical Normal Distribution Photons Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy Protons Radiometry Radiotherapy - methods Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods Time Factors
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