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Table 1 Estimated risk of radiation-induced cancer by radiation delivery technique following spinal irradiation for childhood medulloblastoma

From: The clinical case for proton beam therapy

   Radiation delivery technique

Risk of radiation-Induced cancer, %

Intensity modulated x-ray beam

30

Electron beam

21

Conventional x-ray beam

20

Intensity modulated electron beam

15

Intensity modulated proton beam

4

  1. Data from Mu et al. [39].
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Radiation Oncology

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