Development of a Multileaf Collimator for Proton Radiotherapy

Abstract

This report describes the third year of a project to design and construct multileaf collimators (MLC) to be used in proton radiotherapy, the second year of the project to develop scanned beam technology for proton radiotherapy, and the first year of the project to develop image guided treatment protocols for proton therapy. This research project is a joint collaborative effort between the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and is part of a larger project to build a state-of-the-art proton radiotherapy facility in Philadelphia in collaboration with the Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The accomplishments during the past year of the project are described in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573177

Entities

People

  • James Mcdonough

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Collimators
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Proton Beams
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy
  • Shell Scripts
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Solar Physics