LET,

Fariha Kabir Torsha1, Gino Lim1, Hadis Moazami Goudarzi1

  • 1Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

概括

针对儿科大脑瘤的强度调制质子疗法 (IMPT) 的强大优化确保了目标覆盖,但降低了线性能量转移 (LET). LET优化改善了 LET 的分布,但损害了计划的稳定性,突出了关键的权衡.

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