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The Four Truisms

Suit H. IJROBP 53(4):798-809 (2002).

 In considering the need for additional reductions in the volume of normal tissues irradiated: 1. No advantage to any patient for any irradiation of any normal tissue exists. Normal tissues are defined here as tissues not suspected of involvement by tumor. 2. Direct radiation complications never occur in unirradiated tissues. 3. That a smaller treatment volume is superior is not a medical research question. 4. One may only investigate the magnitude of the gain or the cost of achieving that gain.