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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMonte Carlo MethodPositron-Emission TomographyProton TherapyRadiation MonitoringRadiotherapy DosageUncertaintyConceptsPatient set-upDose conformityDose shapingInterfractional changesProton beamBeam deliveryDose calculationProton therapyTumor coveragePhotonic techniquesTreatment volumeTotal energyPatient anatomyBeamRadiation therapyProtonPatientsTherapyReduced total energyDoseSet-upRangeCalculationsRadiationEnergy
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