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M. Desplanques is a leading figure in the field of particle therapy, specializing in the critical intersection of medical physics and patient safety. Their research focuses on the development and clinical validation of advanced image-guided systems for patient positioning and setup verification in proton and ion therapy. Desplanques’s major contributions include the commissioning and quality assurance of integrated systems that combine in-room X-ray imaging with optical tracking technology, a synergy that dramatically reduces geometric uncertainties in treatment delivery. This work is foundational to the precision of particle therapy, where the finite range of ions makes accurate patient alignment essential. Their most cited paper (2013, 39 citations) details the commissioning of such a system, while subsequent work (2014, 34 citations) provides clinical validation of the approach at the Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO). By pioneering these robust, real-time verification methods, Desplanques has directly enhanced the safety and efficacy of hadron therapy, enabling more precise tumor targeting while sparing healthy tissue. Their comparative studies between imaging and optical tracking systems remain essential references for any clinical physicist implementing modern particle therapy workflows.
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