A Novel Dose Rate Optimization Method to Maximize Ultrahigh-Dose-Rate Coverage of Critical Organs at Risk Without Compromising Dosimetry Metrics in Proton Pencil Beam Scanning FLASH Radiation Therapy
Xingyi Zhao, Sheng Huang, Haibo Lin, J. Isabelle Choi, Kun Zhu, Charles B. Simone, Xueqing Yan, Minglei Kang
Topics & Concepts
Pencil-beam scanningDosimetryDose rateFlash (photography)Nuclear medicinePencil (optics)Proton therapyMedical physicsRadiation therapyMaterials scienceMedicineOpticsPhysicsRadiologyRadiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesEffects of Radiation Exposure