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SUBMITTER: Efstathiou JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3619274 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Efstathiou J A JA Gray P J PJ Zietman A L AL
British journal of cancer 20130312 6
Proton therapy is a promising, but costly, treatment for prostate cancer. Theoretical physical advantages exist; yet to date, it has been shown only to be comparably safe and effective when compared with the alternatives and not necessarily superior. If clinically meaningful benefits do exist for patients, more rigorous study will be needed to detect them and society will require this to justify the investment of time and money. New technical advances in proton beam delivery coupled with shorten ...[more]