2015
Monitoring proton therapy with PET
Paganetti H, Fakhri G. Monitoring proton therapy with PET. British Journal Of Radiology 2015, 88: 20150173. PMID: 25989699, PMCID: PMC4628541, DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient set-upDose conformityDose shapingInterfractional changesProton beamBeam deliveryDose calculationProton therapyTumor coveragePhotonic techniquesTreatment volumeTotal energyPatient anatomyBeamRadiation therapyProtonPatientsTherapyReduced total energyDoseSet-upRangeCalculationsRadiationEnergy
2014
A Recommendation on How to Analyze In-Room PET for In Vivo Proton Range Verification Using a Distal PET Surface Method
Min C, Zhu X, Grogg K, Fakhri G, Winey B, Paganetti H. A Recommendation on How to Analyze In-Room PET for In Vivo Proton Range Verification Using a Distal PET Surface Method. Technology In Cancer Research & Treatment 2014, 14: 320-325. PMID: 25246517, PMCID: PMC4898041, DOI: 10.1177/1533034614547457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn vivo range verificationIn-room positron emission tomographyRange verificationBeam passageIn vivo proton range verificationIn-roomIn-room PET scannerPositron emission tomography activityProton beam rangeProton range verificationSingle-field treatmentsProton beam deliveryAverage range differencesBeam rangeBeam deliveryPET scannerRoot-mean-square deviationPositron emission tomographyBeamRange differencesLevel surfaceActive lineActivity levelsLocal variationsTreatment course
2012
MO‐A‐213AB‐07: Evaluation of Distal Dose Surface with In‐Room PET for Proton Therapy Monitoring
Min C, Zhu X, Grogg K, Winey B, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Shih H, Paganetti H. MO‐A‐213AB‐07: Evaluation of Distal Dose Surface with In‐Room PET for Proton Therapy Monitoring. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3860-3860. PMID: 28517508, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton dose distributionsMeasured PET imagesDose surfaceDose distributionIn-roomMonte CarloProton therapy monitoringBeam's eye viewPET activitySimulated PET imagesPET imagingGantry roomsTreatment verificationTreatment headBeam deliveryClinical trialsProton therapyPassive scatteringMC simulationsBeam directionTreated volumeRoot-mean-square deviationBeamImage registrationSimulated PET