Photon vs. proton radiochemotherapy: Effects on brain tissue volume and perfusion.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that the tissue volume decrease depends on radiation dose delivered to the healthy hemisphere and differs between treatment modalities. In contrast, the decrease in perfusion was comparable for both irradiation modalities. We conclude that proton therapy may reduce brain-volume loss when compared to photon therapy.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - January 19, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Petr J, Platzek I, Hofheinz F, Mutsaerts HJMM, Asllani I, van Osch MJP, Seidlitz A, Krukowski P, Gommlich A, Beuthien-Baumann B, Jentsch C, Maus J, Troost EGC, Baumann M, Krause M, van den Hoff J Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research