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Potential benefits of particle
therapy/comparative evidence
• Convex dose distribution with sharp dose
gradients
– Posterior , posterior-oblique particle beam
•
Short beam trajectories
•
Robust, except for distal tumors
•
Supine position
–
Irradiation through couchblade
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Respiratory motion reduced
– Lateral particle beam (Bragg-peak not in heart)
• High-LET radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma?