Particle therapy in the future of precision therapy

• Verfasst von: Schaub, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Harrabi, Semi B. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Debus, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Particle therapy in the future of precision therapy
• Verf.angabe: Lukas Schaub, Semi Ben Harrabi and Juergen Debus
• E-Jahr: 2020
• Jahr: August 14, 2020
• Umfang: 13 S.
• Fussnoten: BJR 125th Anniversary ; Gesehen am 10.11.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: BJR
• Ort Quelle: Bognor Regis : Wiley, 1928
• Jahr Quelle: 2020
• Band/Heft Quelle: 93(2020,1113) Artikel-Nummer 20200183, 13 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 1748-880X
• DOI: doi:10.1259/bjr.20200183
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1738300420

Abstract

The first hospital-based treatment facilities for particle therapy started operation about thirty years ago. Since then, the clinical experience with protons and carbon ions has grown continuously and more than 200,000 patients have been treated to date. The promising clinical results led to a rapidly increasing number of treatment facilities and many new facilities are planned or under construction all over the world. An inverted depth-dose profile combined with potential radiobiological advantages make charged particles a precious tool for the treatment of tumours that are particularly radioresistant or located nearby sensitive structures. A rising number of trials have already confirmed the benefits of particle therapy in selected clinical situations and further improvements in beam delivery, image guidance and treatment planning are expected. This review summarises some physical and biological characteristics of accelerated charged particles and gives some examples of their clinical application. Furthermore, challenges and future perspectives of particle therapy will be discussed.