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[edit] Tele-therapy?
This seems to be invalid title. It should be named External beam radiotherapy and possibly teletherapy should be a redirect.
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[edit] Protons/Light Ions?
The article doesn't mention proton radiotherapy or light ion radiotherapy, both of which are variations of external beam RT. They are both becoming more common, and many believe light ions (combined with existing modalities) are the future of radiotherapy. I could slap something together, but I have no free time at the moment. AtomBum 03:52, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Cobalt
It would seem appropriate to mention cobalt machines together with Linacs. Cobalt EBRT has far more application on a world-wide basis than betatrons or exotic high LET particles.Jellytussle 23:10, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
- The article does mention Co sources in the second paragraph. It could definitely be expanded upon, as it is very common. The layout in that part is a little choppy; there's no reason to separate the radioisotope sources from the machines. Proton therapy is hardly exotic, and there is already a wikipedia page on it, so a link should be provided at the very least. Worldwide, proton therapy is becoming more and more common. Also, there are carbon ion treatment centers in Europe and Japan, and quite a few are in the works (none in the US, our government doesn't chip in for that kind of thing...). The improvements these methods make (in the results I've read) over traditional EBRT warrant at least their mention. AtomBum 20:30, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Agreed, there is quite a lot of experience with proton therapy, though it is still limited in use in application, and in terms of number of centres worldwide (27) and total patients treated (~40000). I understand that 6 new proton facilities are being commissioned in the USA. Protons are not strictly speaking high LET particles. An up to date list of worldwide charged particle centres and patient totals is available from the "Particles" newsletter on www.ptog.com. I tried to paste it here but am unable to format. It is revealing. Pions have been abandoned worlwide. There are 2 C ion units in Japan, and 1 in Germany, and no clinical high LET anywhere else.Jellytussle 19:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Error?
Neutrons
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