A treatment planning study of proton arc therapy for para-aortic lymph node tumors: dosimetric evaluation of conventional proton therapy, proton arc therapy, and intensity modulated radiotherapy

Jeong-Eun Rah,G Kim,Do-Hoon Oh,Tae-Hyun Kim,Jong Won Kim,Dae Yong Kim,Sung Yong Park,Dongho Shin

A treatment planning study of proton arc therapy for para-aortic lymph node tumors: dosimetric evaluation of conventional proton therapy, proton arc therapy, and intensity modulated radiotherapy

2016

Jeong-Eun Rah
G Kim
Do-Hoon Oh
Tae-Hyun Kim
Jong Won Kim
Dae Yong Kim
Sung Yong Park
Dongho Shin

Background The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dosimetric benefits of a proton arc technique for treating tumors of the para-aortic lymph nodes (PALN).

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Radiology
Medical physics
Arc (geometry)
Lymph
Radiation therapy
Para-aortic lymph node
Nuclear medicine
Radiation treatment planning
Proton
Proton therapy
Medicine
intensity modulated radiotherapy
arc therapy

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