Carbon-ion pencil beam scanning for thoracic treatment – initiation report and dose metrics evaluation
Carbon-ion beam scanning has not previously been used for moving tumor treatments. We have commenced respiratory-gated carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) in the thoracic and abdominal regions under free-breathing conditions as a clinical trial. This study aimed to investigate this treatment in the lungs...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045082/ |