Development of Technology for Image-Guided Proton Therapy

Abstract

This report describes the fifth year of work on the award Proton Therapy Dose Characterization and Verification which includes investigation in the following areas: (A) the use of positron emission tomography (PET) to determine the dose deposited by a therapeutic proton beam, (B) studies of the radiobiological effect of proton therapy, and (C) support for matching patients to clinical trials. This report also covers the second year of a continuation award Development of Technology for Image-Guided Proton Therapy that focuses on transferring technology currently in conventional radiotherapy systems to the proton treatment rooms, especially that technology related to daily patient localization. A component of both of these awards also supports the work done by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center scientists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA601964

Entities

People

  • Alexander Lin
  • Derek Dolney
  • Eric Diffenderfer
  • Jessica Sheehan
  • Joel S Karp
  • Keith Cengel
  • Rulon Mayer
  • Sergei Savin
  • Simon Hastings
  • Zelig Tochner

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Health Services
  • Isotopes
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Positron Emission Tomography
  • Positron Emissions
  • Proton Beams
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy
  • Tablet Computers
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.