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Normal tissue toxicities

Toxicity largely relates to

late normal tissue effects

Tissue specific

Some

acute toxicities

also important

Especially applies to concurrent chemo-RT

Very late effects

of second malignancy

Difficult to estimate reliably

For IMRT, need to balance risk from larger irradiated

volume against lower risk of organ damage

Role for PBT in children