A surface-conforming flexible collimator for improving electron radiotherapy
The prototype shows significant improvement in penumbra compared to conventional collimation. The system aims to serve as a replacement for current skin collimation techniques and could be used with Cerrobend applicators for additional surface blocking.
Authors
- Nema Bassiri
- Karl Rasmussen
- N Papanikolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-7110)
- Neil Kirby
- Holly Paschal
- Parker New
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics in Medicine and Biology
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ae59e9
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00