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Beam angle optimization
current status of the clinical use of non-coplanar (nCP)
beams and of
beam angle optimization (BAO):
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nCP beams used a lot in cranial SRT and SBRT (liver,
lung), generally without IMRT
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Gantry-based units: nCP beams requires couch rotations
time consuming, so preferentially avoided
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(Commercial) TPS for BAO + IMRT are generally not
available
little is (and can be) known on the added value of BAO + IMRT
and non-coplanar beams