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Proton therapy for pediatric diencephalic tumors.
Tumors arise in the diencephalon including optic pathway/hypothalamic glioma, craniopharyngioma, germ cell tumors, and pituitary adenomas which tend to be low grade tumors but close to the optic nerves, optic chiasm, pituitary, hypothalamus and hippocampi. This review found overall favorable oncologic outcomes and toxicity profile of proton therapy compared to those of photon-based RT.