900-901 / 2605
Protons more toxic ?
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Population-based study using SEER data 2000-2009
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Compared IMRT patients treated 2002-2007 (multiple
institutions, multiple states) to PBT patients treated same era at
a single institution.
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Concluded no difference in outcome in terms of DFS but slight
advantage to IMRT in risk of “GI morbidity” (12.2 vs. 17.8 per
100 pts-years)
The “JAMA paper”