Particle Therapy 2017

Historical niche of proton therapy indications Pediatric

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Imaging 1950-1970s

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Indirect target imaging

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Bone, air Contrast

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Radio-opaque markers-spacers

Target edges

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Calculation

Informed guess

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Immobile targets

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Nearby bone

Adult

Superficial

No moving organs in path

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Skull base, paraspinal and sacral chordoma and (chondro)sarcoma

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Glioma