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Proton Therapy: No Widespread Use
• Mostly in physics laboratories
• Large machines (one of a kind)
• Lack of image-guidance
• Passive Scattering Technique (broad beam approach)
– Only conformal at the lateral and distal sides of tumor
– Many patient-specific and beam-specific accessories
required => not cost-effective