First Clinical Implementation of Step-and-Shoot Proton Arc Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment.

Journal: International journal of particle therapy
Published Date: Apr 20, 2025

Abstract

PURPOSE: Dynamic Spot-scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) therapy has gained attention for enhancing dosimetric plan quality. However, its full clinical implementation remains under development. As an interim milestone, we developed step-and-shoot arc therapy (SPArc) for head-neck cancer treatment.

Authors

  • Peilin Liu
    College of Food Science and Biology, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
  • Xiaoda Cong
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
  • Jian Liang
    Cloud and Smart Industries Group, Tencent, Beijing, China.
  • Xiangkun Xu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
  • Weili Zheng
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
  • Craig Stevens
    Division of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
  • Rohan Deraniyagala
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
  • Xiaoqiang Li
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: SuzhouXQL@163.com.
  • Xuanfeng Ding
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.

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