IMRT Course 2016

IMRT in other bone sarcomas and chordoma

More radio-resistant tumours High doses of radiotherapy required ≥ 66 – 70+Gy Local control rates for RT alone around 40% at 5 years (protons +/- photons) 1 Increasingly, move towards using protons +/- photons, or carbon ions Inoperable tumours not approved for PBT in UK

1 Delaney T et al. Radiotherapy for local control of osteosarcoma. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys. 61:492 – 498, 2005

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