New frontiers in proton therapy: applications in cancers
Abstract Proton therapy offers dominant advantages over photon therapy due to the unique depth-dose characteristics of proton, which can cause a dramatic reduction in normal tissue doses both distal and proximal to the tumor target volume. In turn, this feature may allow dose escalation to the tumor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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Series: | Cancer Communications |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-019-0407-3 |