What disease is suitable for proton heavy ion therapy?

Proton heavy ion radiotherapy has the characteristics of high energy level and strong penetration, which belongs to the frontier field of radiotherapy, and its indications have been greatly broadened compared with ordinary photon therapy. At present, the indications of proton heavy ion radiotherapy include:

Central nervous system tumors: meningioma, pituitary adenoma, acoustic neuroma, astrocytoma.

Skull base tumors: chordoma, chondrosarcoma.

Head and neck tumors: nasopharyngeal carcinoma, oral cancer, pharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer.

Thoracic and abdominal tumors: lung cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer and pancreatic cancer.

Pelvic tumors: prostate cancer, uterine tumors and other unresectable pelvic tumors.

Bone tumor and soft tissue sarcoma