The Radiobiological Effects of Proton Beam Therapy: Impact on DNA Damage and Repair
Proton beam therapy (PBT) offers significant benefit over conventional (photon) radiotherapy for the treatment of a number of different human cancers, largely due to the physical characteristics. In particular, the low entrance dose and maximum energy deposition in depth at a well-defined region, th...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2019-07-01
|
Series: | Cancers |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/7/946 |