Comparison of passive-beam proton therapy, helical tomotherapy and 3D conformal radiation therapy in Hodgkin's lymphoma female patients receiving involved-field or involved site radiation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Helical tomotherapy achieved a better protection to the lungs for doses above 15Gy than passive proton therapy or 3D conformal radiation therapy. However, dose distributions could generally be improved by using protons even with our current passive-beam technology, especially allowing less low dose spreading and better breast tissue sparing, which is an important factor to consider when treating Hodgkin's lymphomas in female patients. Prospective clinical study is needed to evaluate the tolerance and confirm these findings. PMID: 26992750 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research