Assessment of upright immobilization methods for abdominal and head-and-neck cancer treatments in a carbon ion radiotherapy setting
Upright positioning in CIRT appears feasible. Further research is needed to refine immobilization techniques to support clinical implementation of upright positioning in CIRT.
Authors
- Tomoaki Ogano
- Makoto Miyazawa
- Tatsuya Ohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6703-3144)
- Naoto Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-184X)
- Yoshihiro Oohashi
- Motohiro Kawashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-9651)
- Jun-ichi Koya
- Mutsumi Tashiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-0527)
- Maria Varnava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7408-2975)
- Akihiko Matsumura
Institutions
- Gunma University (JP)
- Gunma University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2025.100356
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Soochow University