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Fig. 1 a CT scan of the brain. b MR scan of the brain. There are two small metastatic lesions clearly visible in the MR scan that are invisible in the…

Fig. 1 A typical passive scatter treatment nozzle with associated hardware In contrast, intensity—modulated proton therapy obviates the need for physical beam—shaping devices. In IMPT a small (3–5 mm) beam of protons…

Fig. 1 Select examples of radiation dose-toxicity curves demonstrating that a reduction in dose to normal organs is associated with a decrease in late organ toxicities such as pneumonitis, nephritis and…

where α (1/Gy) and β (1/Gy2) are parameters that determine the shape of the curve. Indeed, a vast literature exists on the mechanistic and empirical history of this famous equation,…

Fig. 1 Schematic of a FUS procedure, a method of focusing sound waves to create heat at a focal spot at depth in the body. The tissue temperature at the focal…

Fig. 1 Representative images showing the different acini structures generated from immortalized normal human breast epithelial MCF10A, breast cancer MCF7 and BCSCs isolated from MCF7 population that survived a course of…

Fig. 1 External compression was one of the first techniques used to address tumor motion in lung SBRT Fig. 2 Image guidance with CBCT prior to delivery was sufficient to provide treatment…

Publication Year Number of patients Median follow-up (months) RT dose Metastases control Overall survival University of Chicago (Wong et al. 2016) 2016 61 82 24–48 Gy in 3 fractions 44% at…