Spatially fractionated proton therapy: A Monte Carlo verification

Spatially fractionated radiation therapy (or grid) using megavoltage x-rays is a relatively new method of treating bulky (>8 cm) malignant tumors. Unlike the conventional approach in which the entire tumor is targeted with a nearly uniform radiation field, in grid the incident radiation is collim...

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Main Author: Fair, Jenna Leigh
Other Authors: Wang, Chris K.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55045