Its precision and safety makes it desirable for treatment of pediatric tumors and particularly tumors of the brain, spine, eye, lung, head and neck, and bone. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
The mutation rates in pediatric tumors ranged from 0.02 mutations per megabase in hepatoblastoma to 0.49 in Burkitt's lymphoma. (kidsgenomics.org)
«Image guided radiation therapy is commonly used to ensure accuracy in treating pediatric tumors.» (sciencedaily.com)