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Passive and scanning delivery compared

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Passive

Mature technology

J

Insensitive to

J

organ motions

Relatively inflexible

L

Field specific

L

hardware required

Large gantries

L

required

Integral dose

L

PBS

New technology

L

Sensitive to

L

organ motions

Very flexible

J

No field specific

J

hardware required

Smaller gantries

J

Integral dose

J

Pencil beam scanning