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  • Radiotherapy
  • Nuclear Imaging

Background:

  • Proton therapy is highly sensitive to treatment planning and dose delivery uncertainties.
  • In vivo, in situ verification is essential for ensuring accurate proton therapy delivery.
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging offers a practical solution for this verification challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current status of proton therapy verification using PET imaging.
  • To discuss various aspects of PET-based verification, including data acquisition and analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of different PET data detecting systems: in-beam, in-room, and off-line PET.
  • Discussion of calculation methods for predicting proton-induced PET activity distributions.
  • Exploration of approaches for evaluating PET data in the context of proton therapy.

Main Results:

  • PET imaging is the only viable method for real-time, in vivo verification of proton therapy.
  • Different PET systems and data analysis techniques are available for proton therapy verification.
  • Accurate prediction of PET activity is key to effective verification.

Conclusions:

  • PET imaging is a vital tool for the verification of proton therapy.
  • Further development in PET systems and analysis methods will enhance its utility.
  • This review provides a comprehensive overview of PET-based verification in proton therapy.