Essays about: "pencil beam scanning"
Found 3 essays containing the words pencil beam scanning.
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1. Scenario Dose Calculation for Robust Optimization in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTHAbstract : Robust optimization plays a vital role in proton therapy treatment planning. A monoenergetic beam of protons has a finite range and delivers most of its dose at some specific depth in the patient. This allows the design of treatments that mainly damage the tumor and not any surrounding tissue. READ MORE
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2. Development and validation of a scanned proton beam model for dose distribution verification using Monte Carlo
University essay from Stockholms universitet/FysikumAbstract : Background and purpose: Although proton therapy is becoming increasingly common as a radiotherapy modality, facilities offering proton therapy are still scarce in comparison to photon therapy. Sweden's new proton therapy facility, Skandionkliniken, is scheduled to being operation during August 2015, employing the pencil beam scanning technique. READ MORE
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3. Radiobiological plan optimization in Proton therapy for Prostate tumors using a Patched Integrated Edge [PIE] technique
University essay from FysikumAbstract : Purpose: A novel treatment planning technique using proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) is proposed that takes advantage of the increased Linear Energy Transfer (LET) at the distal edge of proton beams to deposit the increased biological effective dose related to the elevated LET protons within prostate tumors. Background: The availability of proton treatment for cancer has increased the latest decade and will continue to increase rapidly in the coming decade. READ MORE
