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Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies
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Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies

Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies

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February 06, 2019

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10.3791/58372-v

DOI:
10.3791/58372-v

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08:34 min
February 06, 2019

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1Department of Radiation Oncology,University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2Department of Radiation Oncology,University of Maryland Medical Center, 3Department of Medicine,University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

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The fundamentals of radiation planning and delivery for proton therapy using prostate cancer as a model are presented. The application of these principles to other selected disease sites highlights how proton radiotherapy may enhance clinical outcomes for cancer patients.

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Kaiser, A., Eley, J. G., Onyeuku, N. E., Rice, S. R., Wright, C. C., McGovern, N. E., Sank, M., Zhu, M., Vujaskovic, Z., Simone 2nd, C. B., Hussain, A. Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies. J. Vis. Exp. (144), e58372, doi:10.3791/58372 (2019).

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