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48th Meeting of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group

Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG)

28.09. - 03.10.2009, Heidelberg

First Clinical Experience at the Rinecker Proton Therpay Center, Munich

Meeting Abstract

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  • M. Herbst - Rinecker Proton Therapy Center, Munich

PTCOG 48. Meeting of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group. Heidelberg, 28.09.-03.10.2009. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2009. Doc09ptcog086

doi: 10.3205/09ptcog086, urn:nbn:de:0183-09ptcog0862

Published: September 24, 2009

© 2009 Herbst.
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Background: The Rinecker Proton Therapy Center (RPTC) opened for patient treatment on March 16th 2009. Since then patients are treated regularly.

Material and methods: At RPTC all patients are treated with 3D scanning.

Results: Several tumour sites have been treated. Case reports are given.

Conclusion: 3D scanning at RPTC delivered in all cases excellent dose distributions with high conformality, high level of healthy tissue sparing and therefore low complication rate.