Abstract:Background: To evaluate dosimetric differences in lung and heart doses in left-sided breast cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) using active breathing control (ABC) and freebreathing (FB).Methods: Eight left-sided breast cancer patients undergoing IMPT were planned on both FB and ABC computerized tomography (CT) simulation scans and were robustly optimized with range uncertainty of 3.5% and setup uncertainty of 5 mm using a fast graphics-processing units (GPU) Monte Carlo opt… Show more
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