2020
Modeling RBE‐weighted dose variations in irregularly moving abdominal targets treated with carbon ion beams
Meschini G, Kamp F, Hofmaier J, Reiner M, Sharp G, Paganetti H, Belka C, Wilkens JJ, Carlson DJ, Parodi K, Baroni G, Riboldi M. Modeling RBE‐weighted dose variations in irregularly moving abdominal targets treated with carbon ion beams. Medical Physics 2020, 47: 2768-2778. PMID: 32162332, DOI: 10.1002/mp.14135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstimation errorIrregular breathing motionIon beamSoft tissue deformationMotion effectsRespiratory motion modelTissue deformationMotion modelCarbon ion beamsProper accuracyWater equivalent depthBreathing motionMedian estimation errorSimulationsPhantom validationEquivalent depthEffects of motionEquivalent uniform doseMotionAbdominal targetsBeamRespiratory motionScanned carbon ion beamsAccuracy decreasesLarge values
2009
DMLC motion tracking of moving targets for intensity modulated arc therapy treatment – a feasibility study
Zimmerman J, Korreman S, Persson G, Cattell H, Svatos M, Sawant A, Venkat R, Carlson D, Keall P. DMLC motion tracking of moving targets for intensity modulated arc therapy treatment – a feasibility study. Acta Oncologica 2009, 48: 245-250. PMID: 18720056, DOI: 10.1080/02841860802266722.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
TU‐FF‐A3‐04: Empirical Investigation of 3D Intrafraction Motion Management Using a Generalized Methodology for Tracking Translating, Rotating and Deforming Targets
Sawant A, Keall P, Srivastava V, Venkat R, Cattell H, Povzner S, Carlson D. TU‐FF‐A3‐04: Empirical Investigation of 3D Intrafraction Motion Management Using a Generalized Methodology for Tracking Translating, Rotating and Deforming Targets. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 2573-2573. DOI: 10.1118/1.2761446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized methodologyShape/positionTarget position informationMotion perpendicularMLC leaf positionsElliptical motionMotion parallelDosimetric measurementsMotionTarget motionInstantaneous shapeTracking methodologyLeaf travelControl pointsIon chamber arrayTarget positionPosition monitoring systemTrackingRPM dataDose deliveryLung phantomAccuracyVector
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