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SUBMITTER: Mouw KW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3595123 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mouw Kent W KW Trofimov Alexei A Zietman Anthony L AL Efstathiou Jason A JA
Seminars in radiation oncology 20130401 2
Proton therapy has been used in the treatment of prostate cancer for several decades, and interest surrounding its use continues to grow. Proton-based treatment techniques have evolved significantly over this period, and several centers now routinely use technologies such as pencil-beam scanning. However, whether the theoretical dosimetric advantages of the proton beam translate into clinically meaningful improvements for prostate cancer patients is unknown, and outcomes from single-arm experien ...[more]