2013
Clinical Application of In-Room Positron Emission Tomography for In Vivo Treatment Monitoring in Proton Radiation Therapy
Min C, Zhu X, Winey B, Grogg K, Testa M, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H, Shih H. Clinical Application of In-Room Positron Emission Tomography for In Vivo Treatment Monitoring in Proton Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2013, 86: 183-189. PMID: 23391817, PMCID: PMC3640852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-room positron emission tomographyProton therapyIn-roomPositron emission tomography scanIn-room PET scannerPassive scattering proton therapyShapes of target volumesPositron emission tomographyMC predictionBeam range uncertaintiesMeasured PET imagesMonte CarloProton radiation therapyLocal elemental compositionBiological washoutScan timeTreatment headTreatment verificationRange uncertaintiesTarget volumePET scan timePET scannerPET systemComputed tomographyMC results
2012
In Vivo Treatment Verification Using In-room PET in Proton Radiation Therapy: First Clinical Trials and Evaluation of Short-length Scan
Min C, Zhu X, Winey B, Grogg K, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H, Shih H. In Vivo Treatment Verification Using In-room PET in Proton Radiation Therapy: First Clinical Trials and Evaluation of Short-length Scan. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 84: s53-s54. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.347.Peer-Reviewed Original Research