Low-Dose Computed Tomography Scanning Protocols for Online Adaptive Proton Therapy of Head-and-Neck Cancers.

Konrad Pawel NesterukMislav BobićGregory C SharpArthur LalondeBrian A WineyLena NenoffAntony J LomaxHarald Paganetti

Published in: Cancers (2022)

The differences between low-dose protocols and the standard scanning protocol were marginal. Thus, low-dose CT protocols are suitable for online adaptive proton therapy of head-and-neck cancers. As such, considering scanning protocols used in our clinic, the imaging dose associated with online adaption of head-and-neck cancers treated with protons can be reduced by a factor of 40.

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