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Applications of various range shifters for proton pencil beam scanning radiotherapy

BACKGROUND: A range pull-back device, such as a machine-related range shifter (MRS) or a universal patient-related range shifter (UPRS), is needed in pencil beam scanning technique to treat shallow tumors. METHODS: Three UPRS made by QFix (Avondale, PA, USA) allow treating targets across the body: U...

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Autores principales: Lin, Haibo, Shi, Chengyu, Huang, Sheng, Shen, Jiajian, Kang, Minglei, Chen, Qing, Zhai, Huifang, McDonough, James, Tochner, Zelig, Deville, Curtiland, Simone, Charles B., Both, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8344212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34362396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01873-8