Individualized quality of life benefit and cost-effectiveness estimates of proton therapy for patients with oropharyngeal cancer
Abstract Background Proton therapy is a promising advancement in radiation oncology especially in terms of reducing normal tissue toxicity, although it is currently expensive and of limited availability. Here we estimated the individual quality of life benefit and cost-effectiveness of proton therap...
Main Authors: | N. Patrik Brodin, Rafi Kabarriti, Clyde B. Schechter, Mark Pankuch, Vinai Gondi, Shalom Kalnicki, Madhur K. Garg, Wolfgang A. Tomé |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01745-1 |
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