Particle Beam Radiation Therapy for Mediastinal Tumor / Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center


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Particle Beam Radiation Therapy for
Mediastinal Tumor

Mediastinal Tumor Radiation Therapy Criteria Overview

The indication for particle beam radiation therapy is a primary mediastinal tumor or mediastinal lymph node metastasis diagnosed as being malignant pathologically or through imaging studies.
Any histological type except malignant lymphoma is considered the indication.

Beam Type	No. of Fractions
Proton or carbon-ion	26

Histological Type	Max. Tumor Diameter	Specific Ineligibility Criteria
Any	10 cm or less	Severe Interstitial pneumonia

Tumor locations and histological types of past cases

Region	Histological Type
Superior mediastinum	Lymph nodes (adenocarcinoma, clear cell cancer)
Anterior mediastinum	Invasive thymoma, liposarcoma
Posterior mediastinum	Liposarcoma, lymph nodes (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, seminoma)

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You can download the referral forms below. These forms should be submitted at the time of consultation.
Left-click on the file link below to download the referral forms. The file will open automatically.
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□	Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Referral Fax Form
	Mediastinal Tumor Check Items / Test Items

[Word Format(45kB)]　　　[PDF Format(129kB)]

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