Open AccessControversy over the Use of Proton Therapy for the Treatment of Tumors of Central Nervous Systém
Author(s) -
Jiřı́ Petera
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
klinická onkologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1802-5307
pISSN - 0862-495X
DOI - 10.14735/amko201824
Subject(s) - proton therapy , radiation therapy , medicine , central nervous system , particle therapy , neurocognitive , radiology , medical physics , nuclear medicine , oncology , cognition , psychiatry
Proton beam therapy (PBT) is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary oncology. PBT is characterized by certain physical properties that make it theoretically better as a treatment than standard photon therapy. On the other hand, there are some uncertainties regarding the localization of the dose peak (Bragg peak) in real clinical situations and the value of radiobiological effectiveness at the end of proton beam. Unfortunately, the high expectations of PBT have not been fulfilled in published clinical studies.