Advancing the Role of Proton Therapy for Spine Metastases Through Diagnostic Scan–Based Planning

Advancing the Role of Proton Therapy for Spine Metastases Through Diagnostic Scan–Based Planning

Purpose: Many patients with metastatic cancer live years beyond diagnosis, and there remains a need to improve the therapeutic ratio of metastasis-directed radiation for these patients. This study aimed to assess a process for delivering cost-effective palliative proton therapy to the spine using di...

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Main Authors: Cameron W. Swanick, MD, Michael H. Shang, PhD, Kevin Erhart, PhD, Jonathan Cabrera, MS, James Burkavage, CMD, Tomas Dvorak, MD, Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Zhiqiu Li, PhD, Amish Shah, PhD, Sanford L. Meeks, Omar A. Zeidan, PhD, Patrick Kelly, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Particle Therapy Co-operative Group 2023-11-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
Subjects:
metastases
palliative
spine
Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-23-00005.1

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