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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiobiology

Background:

  • Proton therapy clinical practice assumes a fixed relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1.
  • This assumption, coupled with physical uncertainties, may lead to discrepancies between planned and delivered biologically effective doses.
  • Such discrepancies could contribute to treatment toxicities or disease control failure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the variability of proton RBE in particle therapy.
  • To discuss the implications of RBE variability for clinical practice and treatment planning.
  • To explore the potential for improved RBE models in optimizing proton therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of experimental findings on proton RBE variation, particularly along the beam path.
  • Analysis of the ongoing debate regarding the clinical adoption of variable RBE models.
  • Discussion of emerging clinical evidence and the role of uncertainty reduction.

Main Results:

  • Proton RBE has been experimentally shown to vary significantly, especially near the end of the particle range.
  • There is increasing acceptance of proton RBE variability, but debate continues on clinical implementation.
  • Clinical evidence of RBE variability's impact is emerging as more data becomes available.

Conclusions:

  • Reducing uncertainties and incorporating RBE variability into dose calculations may reveal its clinical significance.
  • Improved RBE knowledge can enhance the understanding of proton therapy outcomes.
  • Incorporating advanced RBE models into intensity-modulated proton therapy optimization could improve the therapeutic ratio.