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Flash radiotherapy
Indications:
- investigational treatment of bone metastases
Procedure:
- radiation delivered at ultra-high dose rates >= 40 Gray (Gy)/second
- can be delivered at 1000 times the dose rate of conventional-dose-rate photon radiotherapy for its potential normal tissue-sparing effects
General
proton therapy
References
- Mascia AE, Daugherty EC, Zhang Y et al
Proton FLASH Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Bone Metastases.
The FAST-01 Nonrandomized Trial.
JAMA Oncol. Published online October 23, 2022
PMID: 36273324
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2797843
- Jarvis LA, Zhang R, Pogue BW
The First FLASH Clinical Trial - The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With 1 Step.
JAMA Oncol. Published online October 23, 2022
PMID: 36273321
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2797844
- Daugherty EC, Mascia AE, Zhang Y et al
FLASH Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Bone Metastases (FAST-01):
Protocol for the First Prospective Feasibility Study.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Oct 4.
PMID: 36206189 Free article