Title :
Modeling and system specifications for an integrated 3-D proton treatment delivery system
Author :
Staples, John W. ; Ludewigt, Bernhard A.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Beam scanning in proton radiotherapy facilities imposes stringent requirements on the accelerator and beam transport system performance. The authors report on a study of the interrelationship between the beam quality presented to the scanning system and the quality of the dose delivered to the desired target volume. The constraints on the accelerator are quantitatively specified so the clinical specifications are met
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; dosimetry; radiation therapy; beam quality; proton radiotherapy; radiation dose; scanning system; three dimensional system; Cyclotrons; Energy loss; Filling; Intensity modulation; Laboratories; Optical modulation; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Scattering; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1203-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1993.309124
