Aafke Christine Kraan, Martina Moglioni, Giuseppe Battistoni, Davide Bersani, Andrea Berti, Pietro Carra, Piergiorgio Cerello, Mario Ciocca, Veronica Ferrero, Elisa Fiorina, Enrico Mazzoni, Matteo Morrocchi, Silvia Muraro, Ester Orlandi, Francesco Pennazio, Alessandra Retico, Valeria Rosso, Giancarlo Sportelli, Barbara Vischioni, Viviana Vitolo, Maria Giuseppina Bisogni
GOAL: In-beam Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique for in-vivo non-invasive treatment monitoring for proton therapy. To detect anatomical changes in patients with PET, various analysis methods exist, but their clinical interpretation is problematic. The goal of this work is to investigate whether the gamma-index analysis, widely used for dose comparisons, is an appropriate tool for comparing in-beam PET distributions. Focusing on a head-and-neck patient, we investigate whether the gamma-index map and the passing rate are sensitive to progressive anatomical changes...
March 15, 2024: Physica Medica: PM