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Dosimetric impact of reduced nozzle-to-isocenter distance in intensity-modulated proton therapy of intracranial tumors in combined proton-carbon fixed-nozzle treatment facilities

BACKGROUND: In combined proton-carbon fixed-nozzle treatment facilities with raster scanning delivery, the scattering of proton pencil beams caused by nozzle elements and the relatively large nozzle-to-isocenter distance cause a beam broadening. This may pose limitations to the achievable dose confo...

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Autores principales: Jelen, Urszula, Bubula, Marta E, Ammazzalorso, Filippo, Engenhart-Cabillic, Rita, Weber, Uli, Wittig, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-8-218