Proton beam therapy for the isolated recurrence of endometrial cancer in para-aortic lymph nodes: a case report
Abstract Background Proton beam therapy penetrates tumor tissues with a highly concentrated dose. It is useful when normal structures are too proximate to the treatment target and, thus, may be damaged by surgery or conventional photon beam therapy. However, proton beam therapy has only been used to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01961-1 |