Spot-Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) Therapy: The First Robust and Delivery-Efficient Spot-Scanning Proton Arc Therapy.

Purpose: To present a novel robust and delivery-efficient spot-scanning proton arc (SPArc) therapy technique.Methods and Materials: A SPArc optimization algorithm was developed that integrates control point resampling, energy layer redistribution, energy layer filtration, and energy layer resampling...

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Published in:International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Vol. 96; no. 5; pp. 1107 - 1117
Main Authors: Ding, Xuanfeng, Li, Xiaoqiang, Zhang, J. Michele, Kabolizadeh, Peyman, Stevens, Craig, Yan, Di
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science Dec2016
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