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- Title
Proton Beam Therapy for Prostate Cancer.
- Authors
Sugerman, Deborah Tolmach; Livingston, Edward H.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the use of proton beam therapy in prostate cancer treatment. Topics discussed include the effectiveness of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), differences between protons and x-rays, and proton beam therapy's use in treating children with certain spinal cord and brain cancers. Also mentioned are the results of studies comparing IMRT and proton beam therapy for prostate cancer on factors such as toxic effects, cost, and bowel function problems in patients.
- Subjects
PROTON therapy; THERAPEUTIC use of nuclear particles; PROSTATE cancer treatment; PROSTATE cancer; INTENSITY modulated radiotherapy; CANCER radiotherapy
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014, Vol 311, Issue 14, p1462
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.1016