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Acta Oncologica Volume 60, 2021 - Issue 5
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Letters to the Editor: Radiotherapy

Is proton beam therapy ready for single fraction spine SBRS? – a feasibility study to use spot-scanning proton arc (SPArc) therapy to improve the robustness and dosimetric plan quality

Gang Liua Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Xiaoqiang Lib Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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An Qinb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Jun Zhoub Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USA;c Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-9424View further author information
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Weili Zhengb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Lewei Zhaob Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Jun Hana Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Sheng Zhanga Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Di Yanb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Craig Stevensb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Inga Grillsb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USAView further author information
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Xuanfeng Dingb Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 653-657 | Received 23 Aug 2020, Accepted 15 Feb 2021, Published online: 27 Feb 2021
 
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Disclosure statement

Xuanfeng Ding, Xiaoqiang Li, and Di Yan have a patent related to the Particle Arc Therapy (WO2017156419). The patent has been licensed to Ion Beam Application, Belgium.

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This study was supported by the research fundings from Ion Beam Application Inc. (IBA, Belgium) and Beaumont Health Herb and Betty Fisher Research Seed Grant Award.

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