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