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Unique anatomical and biological challenges
• Anatomical
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Upper
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Trachea, large vessels, spinal cord
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Lungs
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Middle
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Main bronchi, lungs, spinal cord
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Heart (atria (left!))
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Lower
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Heart (ventricles (left!))
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Lungs, liver, stomach, spinal cord,
• Biological: adenocarcinomas?
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Respond worse to radiochemo than SCC
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Role for C-ion therapy?