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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Main Authors: Tai-Ze Yuan, Ze-Jiang Zhan, Chao-Nan Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Cancer Communications
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-019-0407-3