AAPM VL-Point/Counterpoint: Most Pediatric Patients Should Be Treated at Proton Therapy Centers

2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting - Session: Point/Counterpoint: Most Pediatric Patients Should Be Treated at Proton Therapy Centers

Against the Proposition: Photon Therapy is More Versatile and Delivery is Less Uncertain Than Proton Therapy
Ping Xia, PhD The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
xiap@ccf.org

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	Overview of Pediatric Radiotherapy: Photon, Proton, and Beyond - Chia-Ho Hua, PhD St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
	For the Proposition: Proton Therapy is Technically Superior to Photon Therapy - Stella Flampouri, PhD Emory University
	For the Proposition: Proton Therapy for Pediatric Patients: Positively Necessary - Dennis Mah, PhD Procure Treatment Center
	Against the Proposition: Very Few Pediatric Patients Will Clinically Benefit from Protons Over Photons (Does Every Gy Matter?) - Arthur Olch, PhD Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
	Q & A -

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2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting - Session: Point/Counterpoint: Most Pediatric Patients Should Be Treated at Proton Therapy Centers