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- Title
Introduction to Proton Therapy.
- Authors
Legg, Jeffrey S.; Peepall, Carolyn
- Abstract
The article discusses the use of proton beam therapy in cancer treatment. It describes how proton therapy is done using protons with energy deposition characteristics which can deliver a large radiation dose to a tumor in a tissue. It differentiates proton therapy from conventional radiation therapy and provides data on its correct usage. Clinical studies which assessed the effectiveness of proton therapy in various cancers and its use in the U.S. are cited.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PROTON therapy; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of protons; CANCER treatment; CANCER radiotherapy
- Publication
Radiation Therapist, 2009, Vol 18, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
1084-1911
- Publication type
Article