Does Proton Therapy Offer Demonstrable Clinical Advantages for Treating Thoracic Tumors?

The finite range of proton beams in tissues offers unique dosimetric advantages that theoretically allow dose to the target to be escalated while minimizing exposure of surrounding tissues and thus minimizing radiation-induced toxicity. This theoretical advantage has led to widespread adoption of proton therapy around the world for a wide variety of tumors at different anatomical sites. Many treatment-planning comparisons have shown that proton therapy has substantial dosimetric advantages over conventional radiotherapy.

Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - April 1, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhongxing Liao, Saumil J. Gandhi, Steven H. Lin, Jeffrey Bradley Source Type: research