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  • Radiation oncology
  • Medical physics
  • Radiobiology

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  • Proton radiotherapy is expanding globally, but its full potential is limited by uncertainties in proton relative biological effectiveness (RBE).
  • Current clinical proton therapy plans often use a simplified, constant RBE value (1.1), despite evidence suggesting RBE varies with dose, tissue type, and proton linear energy transfer.
  • A deeper understanding of RBE is essential for optimizing proton radiotherapy efficacy and safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the challenges in determining clinically relevant proton RBE values using standard assays.
  • To explore diverse experimental endpoints that can improve RBE understanding.
  • To advocate for a multiscale approach integrating subcellular, cellular, and patient-level data for robust RBE determination.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing experimental assays for measuring proton RBE.
  • Analysis of factors influencing RBE, including dose, tissue, and linear energy transfer.
  • Discussion of multiscale biological data integration.

Main Results:

  • Commonly used assays present challenges in providing clinically applicable RBE values.
  • Proton RBE is demonstrably not constant and is influenced by multiple biological and physical parameters.
  • A wide range of experimental data, beyond standard assays, is needed to fully characterize RBE.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate clinical implementation of proton radiotherapy requires a more sophisticated understanding of RBE.
  • A multiscale approach, integrating data from subcellular to patient levels, is proposed for robust RBE optimization.
  • Addressing RBE uncertainties is key to maximizing the benefits of proton radiotherapy.