Clinical benefits of PBT
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Reduce dose to normal tissues
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Children
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Reduce growth impairment
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Reduce second cancer risk (late)
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Reduce organ doses
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Teenagers and young adults
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Same
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Older adults
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(2) & (3) – but at what age?
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Dose escalate radio-resistant tumours
What about older
adults?