Particle Therapy 2017

Rationale: historical perspective • The « heroic » period : until late 90s – 1946:Founding concept by Wilson on the potential advantage of protons over conventional XR – 50s: pionneering work by neurosurgeons (AVMs, Pituitary) – 70s: interest from ophthalmological, and then radiotherapy communities – « niche » of rare & highly selected indications