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Four-dimensional Plan Optimization for the Treatment of Lung Tumors Using Pencil-beam Scanning Proton Radiotherapy

Purpose  This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of four-dimensional (4D) robust optimization for proton pencil-beam scanning (PBS) treatment of lung tumors. Patients and methods  In seven patients with lung cancer, proton beam therapy was planned using 4D robust optimization over 4D computed...

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Autores principales: Cummings, David, Tang, Shikui, Ichter, William, Wang, Peng, Sturgeon, Jared D, Lee, Andrew K, Chang, Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402360
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3192