Finally, while the reduction of mean and maximal dose may not be significant enough to impact vision or hearing loss, doses of this level can affect IQ development and the rate of secondary cancers; (17) this is why proton therapy is felt to be particularly beneficial in the pediatric population.
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Comparing proton treatment plans of pediatric brain tumors in two pencil beam scanning nozzles with different spot sizes.
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