Carbon Ion Dose Constraints in the Head and Neck and Skull Base: Review of MedAustron Institutional Protocols

Background: Dose constraints are of paramount importance for the outcome of any radiotherapy treatment. In this article, we report dose-volume constraints as well as currently used fractionation schedules for carbon ion radiotherapy as applied in MedAustron (Wiener Neustadt, Austria). Materials and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piero Fossati, MD, Ana Perpar, MD, Markus Stock, PhD, Petra Georg, MD, Antonio Carlino, PhD, Joanna Gora, PhD, Giovanna Martino, MSc, Eugen B. Hug, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Particle Therapy Co-operative Group 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-20-00093.1