The Majority of United States Citizens With Cancer do not Have Access to Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

The Majority of United States Citizens With Cancer do not Have Access to Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

As of December 31, 2020, there were 12 facilities located in Asia and Europe which were treating cancer patients with carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT). Between June 1994 and December 2020, 37,548 patients were treated with CIRT worldwide. Fifteen of these patients were United States (U.S.) citizens. U...

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Main Authors: Robert L. Foote, Hirohiko Tsujii, Reiko Imai, Hiroshi Tsuji, Eugen B. Hug, Tatsuaki Kanai, Jiade J. Lu, Juergen Debus, Rita Engenhart-Cabillic, Anita Mahajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
radiation therapy
carbon ion radiotherapy
US citizens
clinical trial accrual
heavy particle therapy
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.954747/full

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