Medical physicsProton TherapyHeavy Ion RadiotherapyRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessHumans
Multi-modality biological dose optimization for combined carbon-ion and proton radiation therapy.
Chao Wang, Ya-Nan Zhu, Yuting Lin, Bo Lu, Jun Tan, Wangyao Li, Hao Gao
Published: 202510.1002/mp.70077
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT), characterized by its Bragg peak and a reduced lateral scattering compared to proton radiotherapy (PT), offers excellent dose conformity in radiation treatment. Meanwhile, compared to PT, CIRT causes more co…
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