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Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies
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Proton therapy technology evolution in the clinic: impact on radiation protection
T Depuydt1,2
1a UZ Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
The use of proton therapy as a treatment modality is becoming more widespread in conventional radiation therapy practice. Commercialisation and introduction of compact systems has led to embedding of proton therapy facilities in existing hospital environments. In addition, technologically, proton therapy is currently undergoing an important evolution, moving from passive scattering delivery techniques to active pencil beam scanning, adopting image guidance techniques from conventional radiotherapy and introducing various range verification techniques in the clinic. An overview is given of today's technological evolution of proton therapy in clinical environments, and its impact on aspects of radiation protection.
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