Open AccessThe role of plan robustness evaluation in comparing protons and photons plans - An application on IMPT and IMRT plans in skull base chordomas
Author(s) -
Manthala Padannayil Noufal,
L. Widesott,
Shilpi Sharma,
Roberto Righetto,
M. Cianchetti,
Marco Schwarz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_45_20
Subject(s) - proton therapy , nuclear medicine , robustness (evolution) , medicine , robust optimization , radiation therapy , radiation treatment planning , mathematics , medical physics , statistics , radiology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
To analyze robustness of treatment plans optimized using different approaches in intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and investigate the necessity of robust optimization and evaluation in intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans for skull base chordomas.