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BioMed Central, Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research, 1(29), 2010

DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-29-47

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Patient positioning in the proton radiotherapy era

Journal article published in 2010 by Salvatore Devicienti, Lidia Strigari ORCID, Marco D'Andrea, Marcello Benassi, Vincenzo Dimiccoli, Maurizio Portaluri
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Abstract

Abstract The main hindrance to the diffusion of proton therapy facilities is the high cost for gantry installations. An alternative technical option is provided by fixed-beam treatment rooms, where the patient is rotated and translated in space with a robotic arm solution to enable beam incidence from various angles. The technological efforts based on robotic applications made up to now for patient positioning in proton beam facilities are described here, highlighting their limitations and perspectives.