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Proton Treatment Delivery Techniques

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Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning for Particle Therapy

Part of the book series: Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology ((PGRO))

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The chapter describes the various components of the proton treatment delivery techniques. It includes an introduction of the main equipments for a proton treatment systems, e.g., the accelerator, the beam transport system, and the treatment nozzle which modifies the proton beam properties for specific treatment needs. It discusses the characteristics of the two primary dose delivery methods, i.e., passive scattering and pencil beam scanning. A summary for the main imaging guidance techniques and their specific uses is presented. A brief review of the proton therapy systems currently available in the market is included. It also discusses the requirements and techniques for the quality assurance of the proton treatment delivery systems.

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  1. Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA

    Xuanfeng Ding

  2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Haibo Lin & Wei Zou

  3. Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Jiajian Shen

  4. University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Katja Langen

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Hsiao-Ming Lu

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA

    Nancy Y. Lee

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Jonathan E. Leeman

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

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  4. Department of Medical Dosimetry, ProCure Proton Therapy Center, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

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  5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China

    Guoliang Jiang

  6. Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China

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Ding, X., Lin, H., Shen, J., Zou, W., Langen, K., Lu, HM. (2018). Proton Treatment Delivery Techniques. In: Lee, N., et al. Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning for Particle Therapy. Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42478-1_2

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