Tag Archives: Dose pertubation

Investigation of dosimetric effects of radiopaque fiducial markers for use in proton beam therapy with film measurements and Monte Carlo simulations

Summary: The purpose was to estimate the dose perturbation introduced by implanted radiopaque fiducial markers in proton beam therapy (PBT) and to compare cylindrical 1.2 x 3.0 mm and 0.6 x 4.0 mm gold markers to 0.28×20 mm Gold Anchor markers. Radiochromic film measurements of a phantom showed that the Gold Anchor marker causes the […]

Carbon ion radiotherapy using fiducial markers for prostate cancer in Osaka HIMAK: Treatment planning

“Carbon ion radiotherapy using fiducial markers for prostate cancer in Osaka HIMAK: Treatment planning” Extract from abstract: Purpose: Carbon ion radiotherapy for prostate cancer was performed using two fine needle Gold Anchor (GA) markers for patient position verification in Osaka Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Kansai (Osaka HIMAK). The present study examined treatment plans for […]

Proton therapy planning and image-guidance strategies within a randomized controlled trial for high-risk prostate cancer

“Proton therapy planning and image-guidance strategies within a randomized controlled trial for high-risk prostate cancer” Extract from abstract: The Danish Prostate Cancer Group is launching the randomized trial, PROstate PROTON Trial 1 (NCT05350475), that compares photons and protons to the prostate and pelvic lymph nodes in treatment of high-risk prostate cancer. The aim of the […]