Authors: Wesley S. Culberson, Albert Du, Ryan T. Flynn, Ryan Gardner, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Patrick M Hill, Daniel E. Hyer, Blake R. Smith, Nhan Vu, Karsten K. Wake
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa Health Care
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In proton therapy, the substantial size of the gantry introduces sag, causing the proton isocenter to drift as a function of gantry angle. While the scanning magnets correct the beam’s isocen...