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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXVI | Pages 52 - 52
1 Jun 2012
THE USE OF NON-METALLIC IMPLANTS TO FACILITATE POST-OPERATIVE PROTON THEREAPY IN CHRONDROSARCOMA OF THE SPINE. A CASE REPORT
Mangat N Kotecha A Stirling A
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Statement of purpose

We review the current state of development of proton therapy and the implications for beam therapy in the management of primary bone tumours

Introduction

The principle of radiotherapy is to deliver a high dose, accurately, to the tumour. Conventional photon and proton therapy irradiates adjacent tissue significantly. This is reduced with intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT). This has been demonstrably effective in treating tumours refractory to chemotherapy and conventional radiotherapy such as chrondrosarcomas and chordomas