Proton therapy of a pregnant patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Joosje H. Heimovaara,Jeroen Blommaert,Jeffrey Free,René A. Bolt,Elske M. Gort,Tom Depuydt, Cristina Boso Martinez,Mirthe H. Schoots,Mathilde van Gerwen,Marry van den Heuvel-Eibrink,Johannes A. Langendijk,Carolien P. Schröder,Frédéric Amant,Sanne J. Gordijn,Edwin Oldehinkel

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology（2022）

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Abstract

•First in human report of IMPT in a pregnant patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.•Physical phantom measurements showed a thirty-fold decrease in fetal radiation dose when using IMPT compared to photon therapy.•IMPT during pregnancy did not result in obstetrical or neonatal complications.

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pregnant patient,proton,carcinoma

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