Optimizing dose rate to minimize delivery time in proton pencil beam dose‐driven continuous scanning
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Authors
- Dong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-1220)
- Chris Beltran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7688-0815)
- Chunjoo Park
- Xiaoying Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-1045)
- Jiahong Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-125X)
- Sridhar Yaddanapudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-8576)
- Keith M. Furutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-2540)
- Hongcheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2451-5204)
- Yu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0502-7603)
- Jun Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-1949)
- Jianzhong Tong
Institutions
- Jacksonville College (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Physics
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.18098
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52