Particle Therapy 2017

Pediatric tumors :

– Rare:

• 2 % all cancers • 130 / million children

– Total / year : US : 8,000 – France : 2,000 – Management entirely multidisciplinary, and importance RT long been « eclipsed » due to « unavoidable » toxicity – Sensitivity correlated with: very young age, morbid conditions (NF1)… – Tremendous improvement outcome since the 60s