Proceedings of the National Cancer Institute Workshop on Charged Particle Radiobiology

In April 2016, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosted a multidisciplinary workshop to discuss current knowledge of the radiobiological aspects of charged particles used in cancer therapy, to identify gaps in that knowledge that may hinder the effective clinical use of charged particles and to propose research that may help fill those gaps. The workshop was organized into ten topics ranging from biophysical models to clinical trials and included treatment optimization, relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of tumors and normal tissues, hypofractionation with particles, combination with immunotherapy, omics, hypoxia and particle-induced second malignancies.

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