The Radiobiological Effects of Proton Beam Therapy: Impact on DNA Damage and Repair

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...

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Main Authors: Eirini Terpsi Vitti, Jason L Parsons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
DNA damage
DNA repair
proton beam therapy
radiobiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/7/946

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