Estimating the Number of Patients Eligible for Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the United States

Estimating the Number of Patients Eligible for Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the United States

Purpose: Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is an emerging radiotherapy modality with potential advantages over conventional photon-based therapy, including exhibiting a Bragg peak and greater relative biological effectiveness, leading to a higher degree of cell kill. Currently, 13 centers are treating...

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Main Authors: Timothy D. Malouff, MD, Laura A. Vallow, MD, Danushka Seneviratne, MD, PhD, Anita Mahajan, MD, Robert L. Foote, MD, Bradford Hoppe, MD, Chris Beltran, PhD, Steven J. Buskirk, MD, Sunil Krishnan, MBBS, MD, Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Particle Therapy Co-operative Group 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
Subjects:
carbon
hadron
us
heavy
Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-19-00079.1

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