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19175122

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Currently, there is an increasing interest in heavy ion radiotherapy (RT) and a number of new facilities are being installed in Europe and Japan. This development is accompanied by intensive technical, physical, and clinical research. The authors identify six research fields where progress is likely and propose a thesis on the expected achievements for each of the fields: (1) Synchrotrons with active energy variation and three-dimensional beam scanning will be the standard in ion beam RT. (2) Common standards for precise measurement, prescription, and reporting of dose will be available. (3) Intensity-modulated particle therapy will be state-of-the-art. (4) Time-adaptive treatments of moving targets will be feasible. (5) Therapeutic effectiveness of heavy ions will be known for the most important indications while cost effectiveness will remain to be shown. (6) The potential of high-linear energy transfer radiation will be known. The rationale for each of these theses is described.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0094-2405
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5653-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The future of heavy ion radiotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. o.jaekel@dkfz.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review