First Clinical Implementation of Step-and-Shoot Proton Arc Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
The SPArc<sub>-step&shoot</sub> therapy was successfully implemented in the clinical settings, and first patient was successfully treated between June and August 2024. The synCT platform serves a critical role in the daily monitoring process as SPArc<sub>-Dynamic</sub> might be more sensitive to the patient geometry changes in HNC treatment.
Authors
- Peilin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-0886)
- Rohan Deraniyagala
- Craig Stevens
- Weili Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-0569)
- Xuanfeng Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1733-6278)
- Xiaojun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-2812)
- Xiaoqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-8243)
- Xiaoda Cong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5175-630X)
- Jian Liang
Institutions
- Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Particle Therapy
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpt.2025.100749
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52