WE-AB-202-04: Statistical Evaluation of Lung Function Using 4DCT Ventilation Imaging: Proton Therapy VS IMRT

• Published in: Medical physics (Lancaster) Vol. 43; no. 6; p. 3795
• Main Authors: Huang, Q, Zhang, M, Chen, T, Yue, N, Zou, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association of Physicists in Medicine 01.06.2016
• Subjects: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; Cancer; COMPUTER CODES; Dosimetry; Image registration; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; LUNGS; Medical imaging; Medical treatment planning; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PLANNING; PROTON BEAMS; Proton therapy; Protons; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; Radiation treatment; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS

Purpose: Variation in function of different lung regions has been ignored so far for conventional lung cancer treatment planning, which may lead to higher risk of radiation induced lung disease. 4DCT based lung ventilation imaging provides a novel yet convenient approach for lung functional imaging...