Clinical benefit of range uncertainty reduction in proton treatment planning based on dual-energy CT for neuro-oncological patients.
Vicki Trier TaastiEsther DecabooterDaniëlle EekersInge CompterIlaria RinaldiMarta BogowiczTim van der MaasEsther KneepkensJacqueline SchiffelersCissy StultiensNicole HendrixMirthe PijlsRik EmmahGabriel Paiva FonsecaMirko UnipanWouter van ElmptPublished in: The British journal of radiology (2023)
This study shows the clinical benefit of range uncertainty reduction from 3% to 2% in robustly optimised proton plans. A dose reduction to one or more OARs was seen for 89% of the patients, and 44% of the patients had an expected toxicity level decrease.