Burden of Training with Protons?

[UrbanAmish]

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hello

given the paucity of proton-ready institutions, would training at a program with protons add extra burden that might not necessarily translate into useful knowledge once in academics/practice? or should we simply embrace bigger LET, better Bragg peaks, and no exit dose if given the opportunity?

thanks

 

[3dtp]

hello

given the paucity of proton-ready institutions, would training at a program with protons add extra burden that might not necessarily translate into useful knowledge once in academics/practice? or should we simply embrace bigger LET, better Bragg peaks, and no exit dose if given the opportunity?

thanks

First, protons do have some very specific uses for which they are well suited. For these cases, if you do not have/don't have experience with protons which will be the case for perhaps 90%, you can refer to a proton center.

Second, CMS just grabbed the gigantic government financial pipe wrench and twisted the valve on proton reimbursement rates cutting them by about 1/3 on the technical side. This a large adjustment. What it means to the proton centers sprouting like mushrooms, I don't know.

Third, protons are *not* high LET particles. Certainly not outside of the Bragg Peak region. Their interactions are mainly electrostatic and they are roughly equivalent to electrons in LET and RBE.

 

[stephew]

it wont be a burden. you wont spend an inordinanty about of time doing that.