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Chapter
Physical Rationale for Proton Therapy and Elements to Build a Clinical Center
In this chapter we present:
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The physical bases of proton therapy, going from microscopic concepts to macroscopic features
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The use of aSi EPID for in vivo dosimetry in photon beams: clinical experience
In vivo dose verification is used to prevent major deviations between the prescribed dose and the dose really delivered to the patient. This work presents a quick and simple alternative method for verification...
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Article
La tomothérapie hélicoïdale: un appareil dédié pour la RCMI
La principale caractéristique de la tomothérapie hélicoïdale est de réaliser des traitements en radiothérapie conformation nelle avec modulation d’intensité sur un mode hélicoïdal gráce au déplacement de la ta...
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Article
125I plaque brachytherapy for anterior uveal melanomas
Purpose To describe the results of 125I plaque brachytherapy of uveal melanomas anterior to the equator in terms of local control and the associated complications while trying to identify their risk factors (pati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Parameter adjustment of a proton pencil beam algorithm using experimental data from complex compensators
We report on an experimental procedure for the adjustment of various parameters used in a proton pencil beam algorithm recently developed by our group. The procedure is aimed at determining the most adequate m...
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Article
Clinical applications of proton therapy
Proton therapy offers potentially considerable advantages in the management of slow-growing, poorly resectable or non-resectable tumors resistant to x-rays and located close to critical radiosensitive anatomic...
