A Preliminary Study on the Estimation of the Number of Cancer Patients Eligible for Hadron Therapy in Iran and Fars Province

A Preliminary Study on the Estimation of the Number of Cancer Patients Eligible for Hadron Therapy in Iran and Fars Province

Hadron therapy (HT) with protons and carbon ions is an advanced radiotherapy technique. As the first report addressing this topic, the present study aimed to estimate the number of patients eligible for HT in Fars province and the whole of Iran. The data were collected through direct inspection of m...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Amin Hosseini, Mohammad Mohamadianpanah, Mohammad Zare-Bandeamiri, Mohammad Amin Mosleh-Shirazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2018-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Proton therapy
Carbon ion radiotherapy
Patient selection
Treatment costs
Hospitals
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/4108

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