Submitted by tonymmorley t3_ypx6jz in Futurology
Mounta1nK1ng t1_ivpcbmz wrote
Reply to comment by ptjunkie in Experimental “FLASH” cancer treatment aces first human trial by tonymmorley
The FLASH studies have shown the lower side effects by using a single pulse, so the idea when putting this into clinical practice would be a single shot. Obviously no fractionation, as this isn't relying on the 5 R's. It's relying on a transient radiation-induced hypoxia that affects tumor cells more as they're already hypoxic.
For clinical treatment they would be looking at multiple treatment head gantries so the tumor could be shot from multiple angles at once in a single pulse so that you get the benefit of the FLASH effect that this treatment relies on.
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