MO-B-18C-01: Proton Therapy II: Proton Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Winey, B; Daartz, J

doi:10.1118/1.4889116

Title: MO-B-18C-01: Proton Therapy II: Proton Stereotactic Radiotherapy

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Proton stereotactic radiotherapy shares fundamental principles with general proton therapy physics, specifically range uncertainties and broad beam measurement techniques. Significant differences emerge when treating with smaller field sizes that suffer lateral disequilibrium and when fractions are reduced. This session will explore the history and scope of proton stereotactic radiotherapy in clinical practice. Uncertainties and treatment planning methods specific to stereotactic treatments will be discussed. The session will include an overview of the physical properties of small proton fields and resulting needs for accurate measurements and modeling of dose distributions for radiosurgery treatment planning. Learning Objectives: Understand the clinical rationale for proton radiosurgery. Understand the similarities and differences from general proton therapy. Understand the similarities and differences from photon stereotactic radiosurgery. Understand the basic physics and clinical physics methods for measuring and commissioning a radiosurgery program.

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Winey, B; Daartz, J ^[1]

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI Identifier:: 22407751

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Medical Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 41; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Association of Physicists in Medicine; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-2405

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; PLANNING; PROTON BEAMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY

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                    Winey, B, and Daartz, J. MO-B-18C-01: Proton Therapy II: Proton Stereotactic Radiotherapy.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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        "MO-B-18C-01: Proton Therapy II: Proton Stereotactic Radiotherapy".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4889116.

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@article{osti_22407751,

  title        = {MO-B-18C-01: Proton Therapy II: Proton Stereotactic Radiotherapy},

  author       = {Winey, B and Daartz, J},

  abstractNote = {Proton stereotactic radiotherapy shares fundamental principles with general proton therapy physics, specifically range uncertainties and broad beam measurement techniques. Significant differences emerge when treating with smaller field sizes that suffer lateral disequilibrium and when fractions are reduced. This session will explore the history and scope of proton stereotactic radiotherapy in clinical practice. Uncertainties and treatment planning methods specific to stereotactic treatments will be discussed. The session will include an overview of the physical properties of small proton fields and resulting needs for accurate measurements and modeling of dose distributions for radiosurgery treatment planning. Learning Objectives: Understand the clinical rationale for proton radiosurgery. Understand the similarities and differences from general proton therapy. Understand the similarities and differences from photon stereotactic radiosurgery. Understand the basic physics and clinical physics methods for measuring and commissioning a radiosurgery program.},

  doi          = {10.1118/1.4889116},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22407751},
  journal      = {Medical Physics},

  issn         = {0094-2405},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 41,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

}

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