Proton versus photon radiotherapy for primary hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity-matched analysis

Abstract Background Proton radiotherapy has a dosimetric advantage over photon radiotherapy. Many retrospective studies have shown promising results with proton radiotherapy in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, clinical evidence demonstrating the benefit of protons over photons is st...

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Main Authors: Jen-Yu Cheng, Chieh-Min Liu, Yu-Ming Wang, Hsuan-Chih Hsu, Eng-Yen Huang, Tzu-Ting Huang, Ching-Hsin Lee, Sheng-Ping Hung, Bing-Shen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01605-4