Proton therapy in clinical practice |
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| Authors: | Liu Hui Chang Joe Y |
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| Institution: | Hui Liu1 and Joe Y.Chang2 1Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center,Guangzhou,Guangdong 510060,P.R.China,2Radiation Oncology Department,University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Houston,TX 77030,USA. |
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| Abstract: | Radiation dose escalation and acceleration improves local control but also increases toxicity.Proton radiation is an emerging therapy for localized cancers that is being sought with increasing frequency by patients.Compared with photon therapy,proton therapy spares more critical structures due to its unique physics.The physical properties of a proton beam make it ideal for clinical applications.By modulating the Bragg peak of protons in energy and time,a conformal radiation dose with or without intensity mo... |
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| Keywords: | Proton beam radiotherapy spread out Bragg peak |
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