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Quantifying the Dosimetric Impact of Proton Range Uncertainties on RBE-Weighted Dose Distributions in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Bilateral Head and Neck Cancer.

Suresh RanaManthala Padannayil NoufalLinh T TranAnatoly B RosenfeldHina SaeedMichael Kasper
Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2024)
The consistent trend of higher mean and maximum doses to the OARs with the McNamara vRBE model compared to cRBE model highlighted the need for consideration of proton range uncertainties while evaluating OAR doses in bilateral HNC IMPT plans.
Keyphrases
  • radiation therapy
  • magnetic resonance
  • electron transfer
  • magnetic resonance imaging