Particle Therapy 2017

Patient surface contouring devices Educated guess of edges of tumor and organs-at-risk Roughly shaped fields related to Bony anatomy

Radiographical projection of contrast, fiducials or tumor Dose calculation using transparant overlays 2D dose-depth curves Wide penumbra of kilovoltage, telecobalt, betatrons Techniques for accurate target volume definition could be applied for the historical niche of proton therapy

Photon radiation therapy of 1950s – 1970s Plane radiography

indications when most of the patients in photon therapy were treated by fields widely (wishfully) encompassing the tumours.