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. 2022 May 23;22:575. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09564-7

Table 1.

Experimental arm (carbon ion therapy)

Diseases Methods Doses (Gy (IsoE))b
Adenoid cystic carcinomas CNAOa 60.8 to 64.0
Sarcomas CNAOa 70.4 to 73.6
Chordomas CNAOa 70.4 to 73.6

aadapted from the experience of NIRS, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (Japan) and HIT, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (Germany)

bAll treatments are delivered in 16 fractions, 4 fractions per week

CNAO, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy; IsoE, Isoeffective dose to 60Co or Rx doses delivered with 2 Gy per fraction