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Normal tissue toxicities
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Toxicity largely relates to
late normal tissue effects
Tissue specific
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Some
acute toxicities
also important
Especially applies to concurrent chemo-RT
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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