Evaluation of intrafraction couch shifts for proton treatment delivery in head‐and‐neck cancer patients: Toward optimal imaging frequency

• Published in: Journal of applied clinical medical physics Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. e13795 - n/a
• Main Authors: Biswal, Nrusingh C., Rodrigues, Dario B., Yao, Weiguang, Molitoris, Jason K., Witek, Matthew E., Chen, Shifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Accuracy; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods; cone‐beam CT; couch shift; H&N; Head & neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Humans; image‐guided radiation therapy; kV imaging; Optimization; Patients; Planning; proton therapy; Protons; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods; Retrospective Studies; kV imaging; H&N; proton therapy; cone-beam CT; couch shift; image-guided radiation therapy

Purpose Treatment planning for head‐and‐neck (H&N) cancer, in particular oropharynx, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinus cases, at our center requires noncoplanar proton beams due to the complexity of the anatomy and target location. Targeting accuracy for all beams is carefully evaluated by using...