Application of the pencil-beam redefinition algorithm in heterogeneous media for proton beam therapy.
Phys Med Biol
; 58(4): 1169-84, 2013 Feb 21.
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ABSTRACT
In proton beam therapy, changes in the proton range due to lateral heterogeneity may cause serious errors in the dose distribution. In the present study, the pencilbeam redefinition algorithm (PBRA) was applied to proton beam therapy to address the problem of lateral density heterogeneity. In the calculation, the phase-space parameters were characterized for multiple range (i.e. proton energy) bins for given pencil beams. The particles that were included in each pencil beam were transported and redefined periodically until they had stopped. The redefined beams formed a detouring path that was different from that of the non-redefined pencil beams, and the path of each redefined beam was straight. The results calculated by the PBRA were compared with measured proton dose distributions in a heterogeneous slab phantom and an anthropomorphic phantom. Through the beam redefinition process, the PBRA was able to predict the measured proton-detouring effects. Therefore, the PBRA may allow improved calculation accuracy when dealing with lateral heterogeneities in proton therapy applications.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Planificación de la Radioterapia Asistida por Computador
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Terapia de Protones
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Phys Med Biol
Año:
2013
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