Research
Mar 9, 2010
'Spot scan' proton plans gain safety margins
Proton therapy has been adopted by a number of groups treating patients with localized prostate cancer, in a bid to reduce radiation-induced toxicity in normal tissue. In the majority of clinics, conventional passive scattering methods are employed to shape the proton beam. However, dynamic particle-delivery methods that use magnets to direct proton delivery may be just as effective, if not more so.
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