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TopicsAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques · Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy · Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
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Radiation Therapy — Original Article
Dosimetric comparison of gantry and horizontal fixed‐beam proton therapy treatment plans for base of skull chordoma
Shierlaw E, Penfold M, Crain R, Santos AMC, Penfold SN. (2024). J Med Radiat Sci. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.742
- What will be the arrangement of the proton beam therapy (PBT) treatment rooms at the first PBT centre in Australia?
- 1 fixed beam and 2 gantry
- 2 fixed beam and 1 gantry
- 2 fixed beam and 2 gantry
- 1 fixed beam and 1 gantry
- What geometric uncertainty was used in the robust optimisation and evaluation of the plans included in this study?
- 1 mm
- 2 mm
- 3 mm
- 4 mm
- What was the most common dose prescription for patients included in this study?
- 70 Gy in 35 fractions
- 74 Gy in 37 fractions
- 66 Gy in 33 fractions
- 72 Gy in 40 fractions
- In this study, what was the organ at risk planning dose‐volume metric used for the optic nerves?
- D_2cc_ < 60 Gy
- D_2%_ < 50 Gy
- D_0.03cc_ < 60 Gy
- D_2%_ < 60 Gy
- According to this study, which organs are classified as primary organs at risk?
- Brainstem, lens, spinal cord
- Optic nerve, optic chiasm, brainstem
- Optic nerve, cochlea, optic chiasm
- Optic chiasm, brainstem, temporal lobe
Recommended further reading
- Palm RF, Oliver DE, Yang GQ, Abuodeh Y, Naghavi AO, Johnstone PAS. The role of dose escalation and proton therapy in perioperative or definitive treatment of chondrosarcoma and chordoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2019; 125(4): 642–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.31958
- Korevaar EW, Habraken SJM, Scandurra D. Practical robustness evaluation in radiotherapy – a photon and proton‐proof alternative to PTV‐based plan evaluation. Radiother Oncol 2019; 141: 267–74. 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.08.005 31492443
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