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Comparison of Measured and Computed Lateral Penumbra for a ProteusPlus Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy System
| Title: | Comparison of Measured and Computed Lateral Penumbra for a ProteusPlus Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy System. |
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| Name(s): |
Leyva, Michael, author Leventouri, Theodora, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Physics |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2019 | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 91 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The lateral penumbra of a proton pencil beam scanning system (PBS) is of great importance in sparing of organs at risk and normal tissue when treating patients. The purpose of this current work is to measure the lateral penumbra of the Ion Beam Applications (Ion Beam Applications, Louvain‐la‐Neuve, Belgium) ProteusPLUS PBS Proton Therapy System and compare the measurements with the computed results from the RayStation proton treatment planning system. The lateral penumbra (80%-20%) was measured using EBT-3 Gafchromic film in the water tank. The lateral penumbra was studied for various parameters such as range, depth, and air gap. The computed lateral penumbra was found to be higher than the measured lateral penumbra by up to 2.3 mm in the case of depth dependency at 30 cm, and lower by up to 1.18 mm in the case of an air gap of 15 cm. | |
| Identifier: | FA00013229 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Proton Therapy Radiotherapy--Measurement Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013229 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
