Station parameter optimized radiation therapy (SPORT): a novel scheme for treatment planning and delivery in radiation therapy

Stanford researchers have discovered a novel scheme of treatment planning and delivery of radiation therapy, termed station parameter optimized radiation therapy, or SPORT. It achieves highly conformal dose distributions through optimal beam sampling and intensity modulation and at the same time maintains high delivery efficiency.

Figure 1. Schematic plot of the beam angular distributions for two treatment schemes: (a) conventional VMAT and (b) proposed SPORT. The lines indicate the gantry angles of the station points or control points.