Normofractionated and moderately hypofractionated proton therapy: comparison of acute toxicity and early quality of life outcomes

Normofractionated and moderately hypofractionated proton therapy: comparison of acute toxicity and early quality of life outcomes

AimData on the safety of moderately hypofractionated proton beam therapy (PBT) are limited. The aim of this study is to compare the acute toxicity and early quality of life (QoL) outcomes of normofractionated (nPBT) and hypofractionated PBT (hPBT).Material and methodsWe prospectively compared acute...

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Main Authors: Maciej J. Pelak, Birgit Flechl, Eugen Hug, Razvan Galalae, Lisa Konrath, Joanna Góra, Piero Fossati, Carola Lütgendorf-Caucig, Slavisa Tubin, Rastko Konstantinovic, Ulrike Mock, Christoph Fussl, Petra Georg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
proton therapy
quality of life
toxicity
head and neck (H&N) cancer
re-irradiation (re-RT)
hypofractionated radiotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.962697/full

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