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Physics research laboratories:
sites of clinical proton therapy
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Patient treatment was a side activity
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Beam shared between physics experiments and clinical
treatment
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Medical treatments were grouped in periods of a few
weeks 2-3 times per year
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Highly selective medical activity
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Uncommon cancers
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Challenging tumour locations nearby normal tissue
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Paediatric cancer avoiding
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Growth and development disturbances
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Secondary cancer